General
chit
What does chit mean?
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."
Origin
From Hindi 'chitthi' (letter, note), picked up by the British Army during the Raj and carried into wider Anglophone military and naval use.
Frequently asked questions
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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