If you guys are at home while your man is over seas then folks you are called, “In the rear with the gear taking care of the families”
Correct.
Also “in the rear with the gear” is a description of noncombat troops, performing service and support for the front lines, from back in the rear. They are held in contempt by the combat troops because there are 9 rear echelon troops for every 1 front line troop, and often times they raid the goodies that are meant for the front line troops, as they are the ones responsible for distributing the goodies to the combat troops.
They are also referred to as being “in the rear with the beer.”
Finally- there is a pejorative that combat troops use to describe the troops in the rear... REMF’s. (wincing)