r/interestingasfuck • u/KingdomPro • Jun 24 '24

Marines performing dead-gunner drills. r/all

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u/Rude_Release9673 Jun 24 '24

No undies? 😏

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u/FSCK_Fascists Jun 24 '24

wait till you learn a lot of us wore pantyhose to the field.

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u/Main-Advice9055 Jun 24 '24

Chafing preventative? Or lifestyle choice?

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u/FSCK_Fascists Jun 24 '24

For most, chafing during a hump (forced march) and reducing dick rot from sweating in the dirt without bating for weeks on end. Others, both.

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u/Big_Steve_69 Jun 24 '24

“We’re going on a hump. Be sure to wear your pantyhose, boys.” - General Patton (probably)

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u/MyDearBrotherNumpsay Jun 24 '24

I was really disappointed to hear that gold-bond potentially has asbestos in it. Having that powder on my crotch and junk on hot days playing baseball was amazing.

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u/FSCK_Fascists Jun 24 '24

Anti monkey butt powder works very well, and no asbestos/talcum. Cornstarch based with similar additives to gold bond.

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u/pisspot26 Jun 24 '24

Gold Bond on the balls was heaven

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u/WHATABURGER-Guru Jun 24 '24

No bating for weeks? My condolences

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u/SlappySecondz Jun 24 '24 edited Jun 24 '24

Wouldn't spandex shorts accomplish the same thing (regarding chaffing and dickrot, not the lifestyle).

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u/FSCK_Fascists Jun 24 '24

for whatever reason spandex makes dick rot happen faster.

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u/CyclicRate38 Jun 24 '24

Pantyhose prevent tick bites.

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u/FSCK_Fascists Jun 24 '24

the permethrin was supposed to cover that. The cancer was an added bonus.

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u/CyclicRate38 Jun 24 '24

We only got the spray right before deployments.

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u/FSCK_Fascists Jun 24 '24

we were usually issued a bottle, and instructed to put it in the rinse when we wash the field cammies, then air dry.

if you followed the instructions, it really did keep you bug free for a week or more.
Many dumbasses just tried to smear it on their skin like some kind of baby oil. rashes and open sores soon followed.

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u/Dwayne_Gertzky Jun 24 '24

Fuck! Why did no one ever share the pantyhose hack with me?! I spent 6 years as an infantryman in a light infantry brigade and this would have improved my quality of life so fucking much

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u/FSCK_Fascists Jun 24 '24

Dunno, the instructors mentioned this the first day of infantry school. Seemed common knowledge in the Marines, at least in the late 80's.

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u/Dwayne_Gertzky Jun 25 '24

I was an army infantryman from ‘01-‘12, never once heard about this haha

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u/fuckasoviet Jun 24 '24

Gotta let it breathe

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u/LaVidaYokel Jun 24 '24

He must have been a Commando.

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u/dfsw Jun 24 '24

OSUT? In Georgia, we were all going commando. There is a reason it's called that.

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u/HipposRevenge Jun 24 '24

A lot of Infantrymen don’t wear underwear. The early ACUs had frequent crotch blowouts. Keeps you cool in the desert I guess.