Sexual Assault & Sexual Misconduct in the CF

[dapaterson]

Which one’s that?

CFAO 55-28

 

[brihard]

CFAO 55-28

I don’t have DWAN. I specifically meant the chemical.

 

[dapaterson]

I don’t have DWAN. I specifically meant the chemical.

Not having the CFAO in front of me... I'll have to check tomorrow.

 

[brihard]

Just curious if it’s the permethrin we all dipped our stuff in.

 

[TacticalTea]

On the flip side the RCN canceled all the MARCORDs however many years ago, and some are still in use because they haven't actually replaced them with a NAVORD.

Ah, the good 'ole days of Sea Training berating you cause you didn't know about regulations that haven't existed since you were born.

Only slightly exaggerating...

 

[Bruce Monkhouse]

Not having the CFAO in front of me... I'll have to check tomorrow.

Wasn't it some kind of cleaning chemical for inside of airplanes??
*trying to remember

EDIT: I'm thinking of something else aren't I?

 

[dimsum]

Just curious if it’s the permethrin we all dipped our stuff in.

Probably.

 

[PMedMoe]

Although permethrin hasn't been widely sold to consumers in Canada, it's been approved for other uses for years, including in military outerwear and for livestock.

 

[dapaterson]

Methoxychlor.

Methoxychlor - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Good2Golf]

Methoxychlor.

Methoxychlor - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Ah, DDT’s methylated brother….nice.

 

[RangerRay]

Not sure if you still can, but it wasn’t long ago you could buy clothes treated with permethrin at Mark’s.

 

[PMedMoe]

Not sure if you still can, but it wasn’t long ago you could buy clothes treated with permethrin at Mark’s.

Pretty sure you still can.

 

[Halifax Tar]

Not sure if you still can, but it wasn’t long ago you could buy clothes treated with permethrin at Mark’s.

Is that the anti tick pants ?

 

[dimsum]

Is that the anti tick pants ?

I think permethrin was for mosquitoes, but I’d imagine they work on ticks as well.

 

[Navy_Pete]

Methoxychlor.

Methoxychlor - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

I enjoy how many chemicals that are brought in to replace other chemicals turn out to just be different kinds of bad, and in some cases demonstrably worse.

A lot of the AFFF alternatives for firefighting, which is intended to get rid of PFAS in the foam (added so that it works much better, and modern C6 foams being more long term possible effects) are being replaced with flourine free foams that have accute toxicology issues while not actually working as well for the fire fighting.

So instead of maybe impacting people eventually, it will hurt people now, while also letting stuff keep burning. Meanwhile, AFFF is only about 5% of PFAS usage, and still in every day stuff like food packaging, makeup, textiles etc, which is where most of the contamination comes from as part of run off from processing plants.

So dumb.

On the plus side, at least DDT is still being used to fight malaria, which still kills hundreds of thousands of people every year.

 

[PMedMoe]

I think permethrin was for mosquitoes, but I’d imagine they work on ticks as well.

Good for fleas, ticks, cockroaches, flies (most biting flies), and mosquitoes, etc.

 

[SeaKingTacco]

Boy, this thread has drifted….

 

[brihard]

Boy, this thread has drifted….

Not really; we’re back to keeping unwanted creatures out of your pants.

 

[dimsum]

Not really; we’re back to keeping unwanted creatures out of your pants.

 

[Halifax Tar]

Not really; we’re back to keeping unwanted creatures out of your pants.

lol Well F-ing played, good sir.