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During the summer of 1980 (the big heatwave) I did ROTC Advanced Camp at Ft Riley, Airborne, and CTLT at Benning (I was SMP while first in college) - we had very few heat casualties among the students, but at Riley there were numerous cadre heat injuries and 5 deaths from guys trying to be tough. NDD will be able to back me up about the protocol at ABN that summer - we rolled the showers a lot, and every single one of those rolls ended with a roll in the sawdust, cooled off but uncomfortable. Do not screw around with the heat, especially at MacKall, water is best in the body, not the canteen, but don't walk around with empty canteens as a rule. Extra canteens (if allowed) are a good thing, a camelback (if allowed) is a good thing, heat injuries due to poor hydration are bad and stupid.
No jokes about the ROTC thing, my SGM at TCU told me that I would never be an officer even though I was trying to get early commissioned, he told me I would be an SF NCO - and yes, he was a true SF stud, and he was 100% correct. Thanks SGM B.
my .02, YMMV
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Too many people are looking for a magic bullet. As always, shot placement is the key. ~TR
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