In the Army Now - The joy of the Armed ForcesI've never been a soldier. I was an air cadet once, but that mostly involved sitting in a mouldy hut learning about aeroplane engines with the hint that one day we might go flying.
Yet, anyone who has spent time defending their nation, or at least drinking bromide-laced-tea for their nation, must have stories to tell. Tell them now.
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chthonic, Thu 23 Mar 2006, 18:26)
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In the RAFBasic training is the most fun you can have without actually having any fun. Only realised it was actually pretty cool after I passed out.
Anyhoo. One part of the training is to get suited up in full NBC(nuclear, biological and chemical) suit and go into the gas chamber *ahem* Respirator Test Facility. Full of CS gas (similar, if not the same as, mace) we had to walk around for a while, jump up and down, wave our arms, make sure our suits worked. Then everyone stands at the back of the room in a group and the only thing standing between you and the fire exit is a huge feck off rock ape built like a brick shithouse, easily the hardest guy I ever met.
One by one the new recruits (we'd been in about 4 weeks by this point) would walk up to him, take off their respirator and try and answer some simple questions.
First guy: Name? "Sno...sno...snwegh"
he gets kicked out cos he's dying
Second guy: Name? Gazzard *cough*, Number: Bravo*cough*eigh..eigh...eigweh*cough*cough*
He gets kicked out cos he's dying
Now everyone is shitting housebricks
I walk up: Name? Beed, Number? G8515172 Siblings? One sister, she's 14, Why did you join the RAF? You've seen the guys that join the other forces right?
I get kicked out for being a smartarse
Turns out some people are immune to the gas, I rock!
(, Thu 23 Mar 2006, 22:56, Reply)
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