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[–] LaunchesKayaks 17 points 11 months ago (14 children)

Is the twice a year an exaggeration, or does he actually only shower every six months...?

[–] A_Random_Idiot 34 points 11 months ago (13 children)

Sadly, no exageration.

And yes, the smell is even worse than you can imagine.

Had the misfortune of entering his bedroom one day and his sheets were black (they were originally beige..), and stiff, and cracked when he sat on them.

[–] NOPper 24 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (4 children)

Had a dude in my division on a US submarine like this. Stupidly gross. Ended up having a medical order that basically made him shower every day under supervision from our doc to ensure he bathed. Imagine the dude you mentioned but enclosed in a metal tube under the ocean for months at a time.

[–] CentauriBeau 14 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Shower parties aren’t a thing anymore? In my days scumbags were assisted in their shower by a few larger shipmates and various brushes. It usually only took one to convince them to mind their smell in such cramped quarters.

[–] NOPper 17 points 11 months ago

Post 9/11 there were sweeping changes and a few high visibility hazing incidents that put a hard stop to that kind of bullshit. Not entirely a bad thing but I know what you mean.

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