• otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    4 months ago

    Remind me: what’s the term for the GF/spouse back stateside, collecting checks and side pieces while the soldier’s deployed?

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      4 months ago

      Apparently the current slang is dependa and is focused mostly on the benefits. This one is new to me.

      There was a different one I heard as a kid that was focused more on the cheating than the benefits, but I can’t remember what that one was.