I used to work as an orderly in the X-Ray dept at a city hospital and what you describe sounds a lot like barium in solution, used as a contrast material. They give it fruity flavors, but it doesn't hide its hideous texture. I don't know why you would be required to drink it 3 times a day. That part doesn't make sense.

As to Air Force training -- try jungle training in Panama for two weeks. No sleep, little food, constantly moving around in 100 degree weather with near 100 percent humidity. You often feel like you're gonna suffocate, not to mention the aggravated case of crotch rot, your feet always being wet and sore and a constant barrage of insects and other indigenous jungle life forms trying to enter your body through every orifice.


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Yet, you said you enlisted just after 9/11. Out of patriotism?

Originally posted by ReagrahamLincool
At the time yes, Patriotism. After the shock and awe of 9/11 wore off and the real culprits were exposed I was thankful that I had not been successfully duped into killing innocent human beings. If you were, then I am sorry. Hopefully the most high will have mercy on you.

Duped into killing innocent human beings? Sorry, must be some other AF you're talking about. We just kill the enemy.

We had the same water requirement in 1983 when I went thru AF Basic. It was no big deal.

I asked the guys in my section that have enlisted since 9/11 and no one said they drank anything other than water or milk, tea, soda, etc.

Originally posted by jd140
2 1/2 weeks of AF training was brutal for you?

WOW

Now now, be polite. For someone not expecting it, they could consider it very tough. Maybe he just wasn't very physically active. Good thing he didn't sign up for something really hard.

this thread interests me. I thought about joining a branch of the military at one point but some real life stuff happened and I heard about people getting shots and being fed unknown pills and the such, like what has been discussed above. My question is are there any other veterans out there that could share their story also?

Originally posted by Estharik
this thread interests me. I thought about joining a branch of the military at one point but some real life stuff happened and I heard about people getting shots and being fed unknown pills and the such, like what has been discussed above. My question is are there any other veterans out there that could share their story also?

Dude, I've been in for 26 years. The only unknown thing I've ever been fed was in the chowline.

Originally posted by ReagrahamLincool
looks like a "dud" of a topic. did you have a nice discussion with yourself on that thread?

Did you actually read the sources in that thread, or just blow it off? Of course it's not going to get much play with the anti-war segment of ATS, it sort of shoots down (no pun intended) their claims of casualities in the war?

Originally posted by ReagrahamLincool
maybe the air force doesn't kill innocent people in your made up reality world, but thanks to independent reporters and eye witness accounts we have proof that it very well has and does.

Oh, you're basing your 2.5 WEEKS in the Air Force to my 26 YEARS? How much combat have you actually seen, not counting Call to Duty on the Xbox? Ever been deployed? Flown how many combat missions?

That's what I thought.

So, before you begin to attempt to school me on what a war is like, you might want just step back a bit. You are definately a no-go at this station.

Have a fine AFSOC day. Now move out and draw fire.



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