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kairos12

(13,708 posts) Sun Apr 19, 2026, 02:53 PM Apr 19

In my days as an infantry guy

I was glad I was never peppered sprayed or hit with mustard gas. Because if I had I would have been a seasoned veteran.

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In my days as an infantry guy (Original Post) kairos12 Apr 19 OP

And then if you were interrogated, True Dough Apr 19 #1

That is tasteless Bluestocking Apr 19 #2

Funny. underpants Apr 19 #3

The gas mask leaked a tiny bit and I could tell there was gas. Well, this isn't too bad. Norrrm Apr 19 #4

Yeah and they made us walk around that dark cinder block room to get our breathing going. underpants Apr 19 #7

Sure was. kairos12 Apr 19 #6

Good thing you weren't pummeled with pugil sticks then forced to do bong hits. LudwigPastorius Apr 19 #5

True Dough

(27,315 posts)

1. And then if you were interrogated,

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Sun Apr 19, 2026, 03:01 PM

Apr 19

you would have been seasoned and grilled!

Bluestocking

(799 posts)

2. That is tasteless

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Sun Apr 19, 2026, 03:19 PM

Apr 19

You may have COVID

underpants

(197,209 posts)

3. Funny.

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Sun Apr 19, 2026, 03:22 PM

Apr 19

You were gassed in basic, right?

We were. I was the 6th out of 12 I think to get out of the room. I really don’t know how 8-12 kept it together waiting to get out.

Norrrm

(5,606 posts)

4. The gas mask leaked a tiny bit and I could tell there was gas. Well, this isn't too bad.

Reply to underpants (Reply #3)

Sun Apr 19, 2026, 03:53 PM

Apr 19

Then, we took off the gas masks........... WHAMMO!!!

underpants

(197,209 posts)

7. Yeah and they made us walk around that dark cinder block room to get our breathing going.

Reply to Norrrm (Reply #4)

Sun Apr 19, 2026, 05:38 PM

Apr 19

That was actually the second time I’d been gassed. The first was at Va. Tech. Some ROTC guy (we heard) got kicking out of the racing party across the landing. About 8-10 of us (guys and girls) were leaving one of their apartments. We open the door and WHAM!! We shut the door and ran to any water we could find - sinks, bathtub, and 2 guys scooping out of the toilet.
😳😂

There was a guy I didn’t know who’d previously passed out in the couch by the front door. Never woke up. Slept through it.

kairos12

(13,708 posts)

6. Sure was.

Reply to underpants (Reply #3)

Sun Apr 19, 2026, 05:01 PM

Apr 19

CS though. No seasoning.

LudwigPastorius

(15,011 posts)

5. Good thing you weren't pummeled with pugil sticks then forced to do bong hits.

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Sun Apr 19, 2026, 04:02 PM

Apr 19

You would now be a battered and fried veteran.

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