Join the Air Force… So we had to wear full MOPP while doing exercises…. Bastards made us fill out reports using typewriters and two pencils… One of the only times I thought about offing one of my sergeants.Gee, why would you intentionally over-tighten your mask?
When I first enlisted, I knew a old Master Sergeant that had been NBC back in the 60s. He said in those days atropine was in a tube like morphine (think WWII). To pass the school, you had to inject your self with one loaded with saline. He said more than one guy made it to that point and dropped out.
I can tell you that you never want to have to get hit with actual atropine. That’s an experience.
My understanding is they don’t use that anymore.
I do recall having to take chemical warfare training with the army and getting the crap yelled at me by a sergeant first class who is pissed off that I wouldn’t take my mask off. But I had been through this before and I was like “fuck that, i’m pretty sure my commanding officer will understand.” “I don’t have any leaks and I’m not inhaling any more CS gas…” purely a refresher for me…
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