GRGR2: Discussion Opner for Section 2

Bruce Appelbaum Bruce_Appelbaum at chemsystems.com
Fri Oct 4 11:43:11 CDT 1996


     Not just the army.  The US State Dept foreign service also uses the 
     term for a short term assignment.


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Subject: Re:  GRGR2:  Discussion Opner for Section 2
Author:  rjones at pasteur.hjf.org (RJONES) at Internet
Date:    10/4/96 10:12 AM


8)  What does TDY mean? As in `orders sending him TDY some hospital out
    in the East End' (p 20)
     
Here's one I know!  It's an Army acronym for, I think, 'Temporary Duty.'
     
Richard



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