"desk pilot" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: desk pilots [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} desk pilot (plural desk pilots)
  1. (US, military) A serviceman relegated to menial deskwork, often due to poor physical and mental abilities. Tags: US Categories (topical): Military

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