(military slang) To steal or use materiel without authorization.
(military slang) To steal or use materiel without authorization.
The soldier learns informally in his basic military training experience to "moonlight requisition" or steal that which his unit needs.
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(military slang) Unauthorized taking of materiel; theft of supplies for use in one's own unit.
They were clever in finding local material, such as parachutes, for making bedcovers or curtains, and so-called "moonlight requisitions" were sources of supply for material to make furniture.
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(slang, euphemistic) Theft or receipt of stolen goods.
One problem that became apparent from almost the first acquisition, was that of vandalism and pilfering. It seemed that as soon as a party moved, the area "jungle telegraph" would alert those in the habit of making "moonlight requisition…
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