noun General Slang

chit

· noun · military

A formal written request for anything official in the military.

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Definitions

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A formal written request — for leave, off-base housing, special liberty, light duty, whatever you need permission for. You 'put in a chit' and wait for it to come back signed or denied. The bureaucratic spine of military life: nothing happens without one.

“I put in a chit for four days of leave and the chief sat on it for a week.”
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A voucher or receipt — a small slip of paper used as a token of debt or entitlement, especially at a mess or club. Older usage but still alive in officers' messes and on ship.

“Sign a chit at the bar and they'll add it to your mess bill.”
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chit In A Sentence

I put in a chit for four days of leave and the chief sat on it for a week.
Sign a chit at the bar and they'll add it to your mess bill.

Origin & Usage

From Hindi 'chitthi' (letter, note), picked up by the British Army during the Raj and carried into wider Anglophone military and naval use.

Variants chits
Tags #military#navy#paperwork#admin

People Also Ask

What does chit mean in the military?

A chit is a formal written request for anything official in the military.

How do you use chit in a sentence?

You might hear 'You need to put in a chit for that leave.'

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