Pogue is pejorative military slang for non-combat, staff, and other rear-echelon or support units. "Pogue" frequently applies to those who do not have to undergo the risk and stresses of combat as the infantry does.
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Origins
Some have suggested that "Pogue" was originally spelled "pog", or that it was an acronym, meaning "Personnel Other than Grunts".
Most older troops maintain that POG was a backronym applied later, raising to prominence during the Global War on Terror (GWOT).
Gay Culture
In early twentieth century gay culture, the term was an insult: "pogue" was slang for a young male who would submit to homosexual advances.
Military Usage
The term is said to have been used in the United States Navy and Marine Corps since before World War II, but it did not enter Army terminology until some time after the Vietnam War.
Due to having lost contact with its linguistic source, the modern military vernacular has turned "pogue" into a retronym/backronym (Personnel Other than Grunts) or (Person Of Greater Use Elsewhere).
"Pogey bait" is a reference to sweets or candy, which was in usage in the military as early as 1918. The term alludes to food (and other luxuries) rarely afforded to grunts in the field.