USMC Gas Chamber
Marine recruits will be tested mentally during the Gas Chamber exercise. Masked recruits stand along the walls as a Drill Instructor cooks the CS gas.
The instructor will have them look up, down, left and right and even do jumping jacks to prove the masks do not restrict movement and the seal will not break during moderate movement or exercise.
To ensure the recruits can don and clear their gas masks properly, the instructors have each of them break the seal on their mask and clear it — helping each recruit perfect the technique.
Before exiting the gas chamber, there is one last obstacle to clear. Recruits will attach canteens to the drinking hose in their mask, suck in a mouthful of water, then spit it out into their mask.
This process not only teaches them how to use a canteen while wearing their masks, it also shows them how to expel liquids, such as vomit, should the need arise.
After exiting the gas chamber, the recruits are taught the proper way to strip out of their mask and/or MOPP gear with the aid of a buddy to prevent contamination of their bodies.
Marine recruits will be tested mentally during the Gas Chamber exercise. Masked recruits stand along the walls as a Drill Instructor cooks the CS gas.
The instructor will have them look up, down, left and right and even do jumping jacks to prove the masks do not restrict movement and the seal will not break during moderate movement or exercise.
To ensure the recruits can don and clear their gas masks properly, the instructors have each of them break the seal on their mask and clear it — helping each recruit perfect the technique.
Before exiting the gas chamber, there is one last obstacle to clear. Recruits will attach canteens to the drinking hose in their mask, suck in a mouthful of water, then spit it out into their mask.
This process not only teaches them how to use a canteen while wearing their masks, it also shows them how to expel liquids, such as vomit, should the need arise.
After exiting the gas chamber, the recruits are taught the proper way to strip out of their mask and/or MOPP gear with the aid of a buddy to prevent contamination of their bodies.
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