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chairborne
adjective
in the military, assigned to a rear-echelon support job US, 1943
A pun on “airborne,” applied to “chairborne commandos,” “chairborne generals,” the “chairborne infantry,” “chairborne rangers,” etc.- Mission demands led Brig. Gen. John Iffland, 146th Airlift Wing commander, to fly the 36-year-old plane, stepping away from dealing with personnel and paperwork–what GIs call the chairborne division. — Ventura County (California) Star, p. A1, 22 November 1998
- Is it possible that a “chairborne” general was unhappy because he was not qualified to wear the headgear awarded to certain combat troops of the U.S. Army? — Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch, p. 6A, 16 January 2001
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