nasho

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  Military national service, conscription.
 * 2)  A person doing military national service.
 * 3) * 2009, Raja (Arasa) Ratnam, The Dance of Destiny, |%22nashos%22+-intitle:%22nasho|nashos%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=iX-7T5zpJsO5iQfuzvjbCA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22nasho%22|%22nashos%22%20-intitle%3A%22nasho|nashos%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 166,
 * an English acquaintance. He had been one of the national servicemen from the UK stationed in Malaya, and had had his share of duty on the night train. He explained that many of his ‘nasho’ colleagues were sensibly afraid of being shot at.
 * 1) * 2009, Raja (Arasa) Ratnam, The Dance of Destiny, |%22nashos%22+-intitle:%22nasho|nashos%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=iX-7T5zpJsO5iQfuzvjbCA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22nasho%22|%22nashos%22%20-intitle%3A%22nasho|nashos%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 166,
 * an English acquaintance. He had been one of the national servicemen from the UK stationed in Malaya, and had had his share of duty on the night train. He explained that many of his ‘nasho’ colleagues were sensibly afraid of being shot at.

Usage notes
In Australian usage, the term refers specifically to the period of the Vietnam War, when national service became particularly controversial. National service has not been invoked since that time.