POG

Coming from the modern US military (Specifically the US Army and Marine Corps), a POG (Pronounced Poe-gah) is an acronym for Person Other then Grunt, with a Grunt someone with an Infantry military occupational specialty. (Military servicemen in the Reserves, National Guard are sometimes referred to as a POG even though they can have Infantry MOS's.) The term can also refer to service men who have not seen combat, however this usage is less common and can be hard to distinguish with the original meaning. The term has spread to UK and Canadian militarizes however is relatively unused in Eastern European and Asian Militarizes. The term is usually only found in Voluntary armed forces.