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Adjective that defines an Army soldier who, in either combat or casual settings: keeps perfect uniforms far above required standards, with no loose threads or stains or wrinkles, and all required insignia and medals exactly where they should be; and, has superb dignity and bearing, ramrod straight [yet] behaving with the ease born of confidence--in short, the model of [appearance] for all soldiers to follow. The term was heard by this writer in 1977-1978 at Fort Bragg, NC, post-Vietnam era. It was considered [the highest] [compliment] that could be paid by one soldier to another. It was always given to male soldiers, as female soldiers were so few at the time and it tended to be a "guy thing." It might derive from one of a number of related words in old German, Dutch, or English meaning "tight," "tense," or "strict" (see "strak" in Wiktionary-dot-org).
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