paddy strength noun in the Vietnam war, the combat strength of a unit, measured by the actual number of troops in the field US, 1974
The medical research effort proved to be the most important single factor in increasing the paddy strength of the 9th Division. — House Committee on Government Operations, MilitaryMedicalHealthandResearch, p. 499, 1978
— Gregory Clark, WordsoftheVietnamWar, p. 389, 1990