battle buddy

== English == === Noun === battle buddy (plural battle buddies) (US, military) Another servicemember assigned to mutually help another under the battle buddy system, and by extension any comrade. 2011, Yolanda Jones, Scarred, But Not Broken: My Personal Experience as a Single Mom, page 75 I didn't know why, but I cut through and took a shorter route and I happened to bump into my battle buddy (SSG). As I piece everything together, I remembered my battle buddy telling me that I was scaring him, because I had “that look” 2011, Robert Brock, Turkey Mountain Boys: My Brother's Keeper, page 73 You don't do anything without your battle buddy. If your battle buddy does something stupid, you pay for it. 2011, Michael Craig Volkin, The ultimate basic training guidebook: tips, tricks, and tactics, age 41 To teach you this lesson, your Drill Sergeants will assign you a battle buddy. 2011, Rod Powers, Basic Training for Dummies, page 172 In fact, the system works so well that the Army has expanded the battle buddy system to units other than basic training ==== See also ==== brother-in-arms comrade blue falcon battle