Fall-out
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In the military, a fall-out is someone who lags behind his unit formation
Formation
Formation may refer to:* Formation flying, aerobatics performed with several aircraft* Formation , a high-level military organization* Tactical formation, the physical deployment of military forces-Sports:...

. This is most often associated with unit runs, such as the Battalion run
Battalion run
The unit run is a United States military tradition wherein an entire unit of servicemembers run in an organized formation along a set route. The run is normally conducted on a military post, on streets that are closed to traffic...

. A fall-out will be encouraged or antagonized by members of his unit to catch up and remain in formation, most often because there is incentive for remaining together. A person is usually considered a fall-out when he stops trying to maintain pace, falls behind too far to catch up, or is out of formation at the end of a run. Falling out is considered to be very serious, for if one falls out on a deployment, then their gear has to be carried by the rest of the unit so that the fall out can maintain pace.

Other Definitions

Other defintitions:
  1. Result or effect
  2. Radioactive fallout
  3. The particles themselves
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