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In my days as an infantry guy (Original Post) kairos12 Sunday OP
And then if you were interrogated, True Dough Sunday #1
That is tasteless Bluestocking Sunday #2
Funny. underpants Sunday #3
The gas mask leaked a tiny bit and I could tell there was gas. Well, this isn't too bad. Norrrm Sunday #4
Yeah and they made us walk around that dark cinder block room to get our breathing going. underpants Sunday #7
Sure was. kairos12 Sunday #6
Good thing you weren't pummeled with pugil sticks then forced to do bong hits. LudwigPastorius Sunday #5

underpants

(196,843 posts)
3. Funny.
Sun Apr 19, 2026, 03:22 PM
Sunday

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

(5,268 posts)
4. The gas mask leaked a tiny bit and I could tell there was gas. Well, this isn't too bad.
Sun Apr 19, 2026, 03:53 PM
Sunday

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

underpants

(196,843 posts)
7. Yeah and they made us walk around that dark cinder block room to get our breathing going.
Sun Apr 19, 2026, 05:38 PM
Sunday

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.

LudwigPastorius

(14,840 posts)
5. Good thing you weren't pummeled with pugil sticks then forced to do bong hits.
Sun Apr 19, 2026, 04:02 PM
Sunday

You would now be a battered and fried veteran.
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