Gas training in CF?

[Hansol]

Does the Canadian Army do a similar excercise  in regards to the American Army gas test, where they put you in a room with CS gas, have you take your mask off, recite your name, rank, SIN, etc etc or such? I haven't heard anything, so figured I would ask. Cheers -Cameron

 

[Hansol]

nevermind, I found a good thread through a search. so no worries. What I am wondering though is how far into your training you get to experience it. Is it at BMQ, SQ, or MOC? Cheers -Cameron

 

[Fusaki]

Its on your BMQ, then you have to redo the training every so often.

 

[NavyGrunt]

in the Navy I did it on BMQ and NETP(our SQ), and my QL......Im all gassed out....

 

[aesop081]

I've done it every year for the last 11 years.....how's that for being gased out !!!

 

[axeman]

16 years . gassed each year  in the last few occasionally more then once a year.. netp and bmq meh ....  do it enough and you kinda get used to it . not that its a good think but it sure makes the cops think when they toss the canisters and you stand there and look at all the ppl and wonder why they are crying...

 

[arctictern]

A friend of mine how completed his basic recently said when they got gassed there faces were dripping with tears and snot.

 

[NavyGrunt]

A friend of mine how completed his basic recently said when they got gassed there faces were dripping with tears and snot.

LOL
YEAH

When I walked out of the gas hut I walked over to the water bin where you wash your hands off and started to wash my hands off...and then without thinking I plunged my head in....needless to say I was in a world of hurt as 80 other recruits had just finished washing off their CS gas covered hands.....and my shaved head added insult to injury on that day......

The jog back cooled everything off....

 

[scm77]

I think he means it made it worse because alot of other people had used the water already.

 

[Da_man]

During my BMQ people were telling me the gas chamber was horrible.  At the end it turned out I wanted to do it again.

 

[Stomper]

Hehe, remember to clean the straw on your gas mask out after the gas huts. I forgot Then, a little later in the course, we had a CO's inspection, during which he asked me to put my gas mask on and take a drink from my water bottle. It wasn't a good experience. I didn't want him to know that I hadn't cleared it out so I stood there drinking this water mixed with CS gas. It was so nasty.

 

[Korus]

I was getting over a cold when I went to the gashut on basic.. It was great, cleared out the congestion..  ;D

 

[Bert]

If you're a lover of hot peppers and hot food, the gas hut training is nothing.  You're well prepared if
some CS gas gets through (but its not susposed to).  Pain is good.

 

[speed400m]

isnt that stuff bad for your health?? 

 

[Kampfhamster]

no, as long as you don't get too much of it.

Did the gas-thing about 10 times this year with about 200 recruits, nobody was ever hurt.
After an hour or so you don't feel a thing.

Just make sure you don't rub your eyes after you take off the mask.

 

[Sh0rtbUs]

aaahh story time.

When we were headed to the gas huts in Borden, on our BMQ our merciful instructors decided to make it easy on us, and give us some tips. The predominant one was, drink lots of milk and it will neutralize the gas, therefore keepig your food down. I didnt believe this for a minute, and decided to just take it as it came. Several others on the course took my route, others blindly listened to the staff and drank so much milk from the fountains at the mess for breakfast, they felt bloated.

It was my turn to go in the hut, which is seperated into 2 rooms. The inside room is filled with gas, the 1st isnt, but they open the door. We walked in, and lloked at eachother, nothing. Within a few seconds, i felt a funny feeling in the back of my throat and my eyes began to water (but nothing like what we had been told). me and my friend stood there, and waited to see what it really felt like, then continued to do our drills. Little did i know, he wasnt feeling all that great (one of the guys that drank far too much milk). He was doing a good job of hiding his discomfort, I put on my mask, did the straps..yelled gas gas gas and looked to my friend. Byt his time, he felt it was time to give in and do the same.

NOW, he mixed up his drills, and rather put on his mask..do the straps..check his seal..etc. He decided to yell gas gas gas WHILE fumbling for his mask in his carrier.

He got the first gas out, the second was obscured and gurgled and the 3rd was a simple gulp noise as he projected a nice gallon of cheese across the room. The WO grabbed the slobbering, spitting fellow and threw him out the door, only to continue his yakking in the grass.

Note to all, when your course staff seems like they're being helpful, dont buy in... ;D

 

[Gouki]

hahaha!

I can just see that now...

"gas! .....ggass.....g-plurrgh"

Which leads me to wonder why anyone would have dairy ... anything before the gas hut!

 

[rounder]

When we were headed to the gas huts in Borden, on our BMQ our merciful instructors decided to make it easy on us, and give us some tips.

    So what does that teach you... not to trust you Nco's. The WO should be fired (and beaten) and the Officer should be kicked out of the CF (and beaten) if they were aware. As for the staff who were in on this trick they should be skinned and let soak in vinegar. MAN that pisses me off when Nco's do STUPID shit like that. I apologize, on behalf of leadership, for this.

 

[Hansol]

thanks for all the stories.

As for officers being kicked out and WO being fired etc etc, i think at the end of it it makes for some very fond memories. and the worst thing that happens is you throw up your milk, so i figure in the end its not a big deal. cheers boys -Cameron

 

[Blindspot]

thanks for all the stories.

As for officers being kicked out and WO being fired etc etc, i think at the end of it it makes for some very fond memories. and the worst thing that happens is you throw up your milk, so i figure in the end its not a big deal. cheers boys -Cameron

I think the idea here is that the officers and instructors are the people recruits look to to give sound, professional advice during serious training. I don't know about you, but I wouldn't have much respect for that instructor if I was the one spewing milk in the gas hut and then getting kicked in the arse by a WO. God help the recruit who doesn't take the instructor seriously after that when he's called to execute an important task and he doesn't do it.