Meaning of blue shirt | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An Alaska State Trooper.
2. A sailor who works on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier, securing aircraft to the deck.
3. An emergency medical service worker; a paramedic.
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4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blue, shirt.

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Examples

“The divisions overlap at some points, like⟳ Soldotna and Anchor Point⟳ -- blue shirts handling criminal and traffic complaints, brown shirts sticking to more mission-related issues -- but in Cordova the wildlife troopers cover⟳ all law enforcement that falls under the state's jurisdiction.”

““Frankly, I never thought of the brown shirts when I asked the blue shirts to attend⟳ this meeting,” Commissioner Burton admitted, “but you're right. If we are going to get⟳ a hint of something bad going on in the back country, these are the guys most likely to sniff it out..."”

“Blue shirts are responsible for handling and securing squadron aircraft with chocks and chains. Although their work⟳ is mostly manual and considered the low end⟳ of the totem pole, the success of flight operations depends on it.”

“Then, out of the comer of my eye, I saw⟳ a blue shirt get⟳ blown down the flight deck.”

“Just give⟳ me Georgie, Bartman and a couple blue shirts and we'll lock⟳ it down.”

“If a prosecutor argues a case in which a blue-shirt was murdered on the job, attacks on a rescuer may be a factor in seeking the death penalty.”

“At this time, the pilot watched the chock and tie-down on the starboard landing gear being removed by a Blue Shirt.”

“The Blue Shirts chocked and chained the aircraft, which meant they were responsible for securing aircraft to the deck. This was the first job of a Blue Shirt. After gaining experience⟳ shocking and chaining, a person would next move⟳ up to become⟳ a tractor driver, pulling aircraft around the deck.”

“The Blue Shirts worked under the Yellow Shirts. Blue Shirts drove tugs, threw chocks, pushed airplanes, and scrubbed decks.”

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