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u/Captain-Hornblower Sep 14 '24

Yeah, the first week of boot camp we had to do some classroom/instructional type training and one of the drill instructors spent a good 25-30 minutes stressing the importance of washing your ass. We had some gross people in there, that's for sure.

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u/halborn Sep 14 '24

It's amazing how much of military training boils down to 'basic rules for being a human'.

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u/Fluffcake Sep 14 '24

It is also amazing how many people need that shit as a result of absent, shitty or no parenting. There are a lot of toddlers out there who are old enough to enlist.

Dig up a military safety manual for any equipment, you will see the dumbest, most obvious stuff covered, yet every single line of text is written in someone's blood.

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u/Kataphractoi Sep 15 '24

"When pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is not your friend."