A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SARGE

Thu, 31 Jul '25
Certain military leader, informally
Wed, 25 Dec '24
Base boss, informally
Sat, 13 Jul '24
Someone who knows the drill, informally?
Wed, 10 Jul '24
Base boss, informally
Tue, 11 Jun '24
Military address?
Tue, 5 Oct '21
Drill conductor, informally
Wed, 18 Aug '21
V.I.P. on base