Meanings
plural sick parades
- governmentA lineup of ill or injured soldiers who report to a medic, and are assessed by a triage system.
He would report for sick parade every morning and more often than not convince the doctor he was ill. In consequence, he was on light duties for the entire twenty-eight days I was there.
2020, Chris Cocks, Fire Force: A Trooper's War in the Rhodesian Light Infantry, page 148
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe daily military formation at which individuals report to the medical officer as sick
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