Basic Training Gas Chamber

This is video that was recorded by a photography company in Columbus, Georgia while I was in US Army Basic Combat Training from August-Nov 1997. This company would record various bits of training and then rip of the Joes by charging them large quantities of hard-earned money for this bouncy, grainy video. Anyways....its good to have this record of what I was going through, though it is hardly all-encompassing. This is video from the gas chamber. We would walk into this building filled with CS gas also known as tear gas (chlorobenzalmalononitrile). We all had our protective masks on. After standing there for a while, you were told to take off your mask. At that time you would feel the full brunt of the effects. I suppose the training purpose was to give you "confidence" in your mask...since you had been standing in there and were fine until you took your mask off. Anyway, you can see some of the effects: burning eyes (and sometimes skin), profuse tears, nausea etc. Good stuff...Hooah! More clips from my basic training to come.

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[mohammedcohen]

The objective is to give the individual confidence in his/her protective mask...it is NOT a 'GAS MASK' is is a PROTECTIVE mask!!! What is the FIRST thing you do when the GAS!! alarm is given??? STOP BREATHING!!!

[xxcsyannaxx]

Fuck that delta 219

[talonbane]

@Wasserkaktus Androo must have gone through the one at Ft Leanordwood or something. Go look at that video. What a joke. Anyone who really went through it would never want to do it again. When we went through, we got smoked first in the outter room so we were breathing hard and were sweating like crazy. Then we went into the inner chamber where we couldn't even see due to the amount of gas. I dont' beleive I have ever felt anything like it. NEVER again.

[Dinhel]

Wasn't that bad, but then again army and marines give the double pop.

[hockeyyismylife]

@1androo2 the word for that is fucked up in the head.

[1androo2]

@Wasserkaktus hahah... well i guess i'm just masochistic or something.... whats that word where you enjoy pain?

[Wasserkaktus]

@1androo2 No, I went through it and agree with the other guy: I went through at the very end, with two full canisters released. I can tell you right now that you must have forgotten how truly bad this shit is: It felt like burning death for me and most other soldiers who went through it, and I will never, ever voluntarily do it again.

[1androo2]

@jjk696969 no really, i loved it... i really wanna do it again, lol. not trying to fool anyone, i know it hurt and i know it made my eyes burn, but it was some good shit hahah

[jjk696969]

@1androo2 that just makes you sound stupid. you're not fooling anyone there badass. i bet you love to be kicked in the balls and tazed too. and i know plenty of guys who arent pussies say it burns the fuck out of your eyes and makes your skin feel like its sun burnt.

[1androo2]

i loved the gas chamber, i wanted to do it again so bad!!!