Champagne unit
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Champagne unit is a pejorative term used to describe US Military units staffed by celebrities or people from wealthy or politically powerful families. Such units are often part of the National Guard, and assigned to lower-risk duty inside the United States. The connotation is that such units are havens for those with connections who wish to avoid conscription into more dangerous duty while still gaining the prestige afforded in the United States to military service.