Getting tear gased...

blueberripie · 03-25-2012, 11:03 PM

I had been told by a recruiter that they are told to "cup" which is to place one hand cupped under their chin/chest area because whatever comes out (tears, mucus, puke) they are to catch it in the cupped hand and wipe it on their shirt. Nothing is to fall on the floor

Craig · 03-25-2012, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by blueberripie

I had been told by a recruiter that they are told to "cup" which is to place one hand cupped under their chin/chest area because whatever comes out (tears, mucus, puke) they are to catch it in the cupped hand and wipe it on their shirt. Nothing is to fall on the floor

Maybe in the chamber, but as soon as you run outside you will see recruits barfing up their breakfast. Ohhhhh the joys of the Gas Chamber when the CS pill hits the hot plate....

prop827 · 03-25-2012, 11:59 PM

Its true, you will use your hand as a cup and if anything gets on the deck, you'll be cleaning that deck after the exercise. The actual command to remove your gas mask is "Mask Up, Cup Up". Don't worry about that though, it seems gross, but when its time to do it, you'll gladly wipe that crap on your uniform. They need to get the residue washed out of them anyways so just go with it. Remember, its not so bad don't think about it just do it!!! This is always the part recruits fear most and really, it shouldn't be.

prop827 · 03-26-2012, 12:01 AM

BTW Craig, thats not the RTC chamber, it looks way different than that. Though that might be at a DC school since they get to do the confidence chamber over and over again along their careers. You don't even go outside anymore at RTC, you just go back to the classroom inside, you never even see outside. Actually, those aren't even the same masks. The RTC ones have a single large window instead of 2 eye slots and they are tinted yellow and the mask itself is grey. No one in my Div puked. People throwing up is actually fairly uncommon. I only met one person who actually vomited, and she said it was all nerves not the gas.

blueberripie · 03-26-2012, 12:32 AM

My son left last Tuesday and he said he was looking forward to this and Battle Stations he's a crazy kid like that LOL he gets it from my dad.
Yeah I figured if anyone gets sick its due to the 'build up' and nerves getting the best of them.

Craig · 03-26-2012, 12:41 AM

Prop827 - That those two are from the Navy Seabee's in Port Hueneme, Calif. As you know, the picture from Navy boot camp are very limited. I think this website is the only one that actually has pictures of the ships (barracks).

I really wanted to find a picture of the "hot plate" where they put the CS gas pill, but I don't have one. The only true Great Lakes boot camp gas chamber picture I have is this one.

prop827 · 03-26-2012, 08:29 AM

THATS THE CHAMBER!!!! Yeah the DC in the red at the top right of the page is the actually in the act of dropping the tablet on the hot plate. Good tmes, good times haha

Craig · 03-26-2012, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by prop827

THATS THE CHAMBER!!!! Yeah the DC in the red at the top right of the page is the actually in the act of dropping the tablet on the hot plate. Good tmes, good times haha

Prop - Did the RDC stand on the other side of the windows and laugh at you guys? My sons RDC did. They wanted them to laugh so they would breath in more air.... ~ha

Man I remember this day like it was yesterday. Oh, boy, what a great time.

03-26-2012, 12:41 AM	#6
Craig Administrator Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Centennial, Colorado Posts: 2,767 Rep Power: 286	Prop827 - That those two are from the Navy Seabee's in Port Hueneme, Calif. As you know, the picture from Navy boot camp are very limited. I think this website is the only one that actually has pictures of the ships (barracks). I really wanted to find a picture of the "hot plate" where they put the CS gas pill, but I don't have one. The only true Great Lakes boot camp gas chamber picture I have is this one. __________________

03-25-2012, 11:03 PM	#1
blueberripie Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 45 Rep Power: 0	I had been told by a recruiter that they are told to "cup" which is to place one hand cupped under their chin/chest area because whatever comes out (tears, mucus, puke) they are to catch it in the cupped hand and wipe it on their shirt. Nothing is to fall on the floor

03-25-2012, 11:59 PM	#3
prop827 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 633 Rep Power: 0	Its true, you will use your hand as a cup and if anything gets on the deck, you'll be cleaning that deck after the exercise. The actual command to remove your gas mask is "Mask Up, Cup Up". Don't worry about that though, it seems gross, but when its time to do it, you'll gladly wipe that crap on your uniform. They need to get the residue washed out of them anyways so just go with it. Remember, its not so bad don't think about it just do it!!! This is always the part recruits fear most and really, it shouldn't be.

03-26-2012, 12:01 AM	#4
prop827 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 633 Rep Power: 0	BTW Craig, thats not the RTC chamber, it looks way different than that. Though that might be at a DC school since they get to do the confidence chamber over and over again along their careers. You don't even go outside anymore at RTC, you just go back to the classroom inside, you never even see outside. Actually, those aren't even the same masks. The RTC ones have a single large window instead of 2 eye slots and they are tinted yellow and the mask itself is grey. No one in my Div puked. People throwing up is actually fairly uncommon. I only met one person who actually vomited, and she said it was all nerves not the gas.

03-26-2012, 12:32 AM	#5
blueberripie Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 45 Rep Power: 0	My son left last Tuesday and he said he was looking forward to this and Battle Stations he's a crazy kid like that LOL he gets it from my dad. Yeah I figured if anyone gets sick its due to the 'build up' and nerves getting the best of them.

03-26-2012, 08:29 AM	#7
prop827 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 633 Rep Power: 0	THATS THE CHAMBER!!!! Yeah the DC in the red at the top right of the page is the actually in the act of dropping the tablet on the hot plate. Good tmes, good times haha