battle buddy

battle buddy noun: another servicemember assigned to mutually help another under the battle buddy system, and by extension any comrade.

Noun

battle buddy (plural battle buddies)

(US) Another servicemember assigned to mutually help another under the battle buddy system, and by extension any comrade.
- 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, Yolanda Jones, Scarred, But Not Broken: My Personal Experience as a Single Mom, page 75
- You don't do anything without your battle buddy. If your battle buddy does something stupid, you pay for it.2011, Robert Brock, Turkey Mountain Boys: My Brother's Keeper, page 73

To teach you this lesson, your Drill Sergeants will assign you a battle buddy.2011, Michael Craig Volkin, The ultimate basic training guidebook: tips, tricks, and tactics, age 41
In fact, the system works so well that the Army has expanded the battle buddy system to units other than basic training2011, Rod Powers, Basic Training for Dummies, page 172

plural	battle buddies

What does battle buddy mean?: Battle buddy means another servicemember assigned to mutually help another under the battle buddy system, and by extension any comrade.
How do you use battle buddy in a sentence?: To teach you this lesson, your Drill Sergeants will assign you a battle buddy.
What part of speech is battle buddy?: Battle buddy is a noun.
What is the plural of battle buddy?: The plural of battle buddy is battle buddies.

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