('US') The soldier was 'rotated' home after six months. [=the soldier was sent home after six months and another soldier took his place]
They 'rotate' alfalfa and/with corn. [=grow alfalfa one year and corn the next]
We 'rotate'—she does the dishes one week; I do them the next.
(..) We are jolly green giants, walking the earth with guns. These people we wasted here today... ...are the finest human beings we will ever know. After we rotate back to the world... ...we're gonna miss not having anyone around who's worth shooting. -Stay put, keep your heads down. -Stay put. (..)1987 Full Metal Jacket
(..) A high school girl could do my job. I wanna get out into the shit. I wanna get some trigger time. If you get killed, your mom will find me after I rotate back to the world... ...and she'll beat the shit out of me. That's a negative, Rafterman. Okay, guys. Let's keep it short and sweet (..)1987 Full Metal Jacket