How do Soldiers Stay Clean in Battle?

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While Alexander Fleming’s antibiotics and the practice of vaccinations often get the limelight, the banal everyday habit of personal hygiene is just as vital to our health, regardless if you are wrapped up warm in blankets at home or covered in less warm blankets of mud on the battlefield. Here we take a look at the essentials often preached to U.S. soldiers in the present day. While hygiene has been discussed since people cared about how they looked, the methods of staying clean and healthy have varied dramatically throughout time. Learn of modern soldiers’ responsibilities, daily routines, their focus on sanitation, all of which have been meticulously detailed to keep fighters on the field instead of under them.
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Created by Daniel Turner (B.A. (Hons) in History, University College London)
Script Writer:
Luke Ursone
Narrator:
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Bibliography
Boardman, John. Alexander the Great: From His Death to the Present Day. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2019.
Odierno, Raymond T, and Gerald B O'Keefe. “Field Hygiene and Sanitation - United States Army.” Field Hygiene and Sanitation. Headquarters, Department of the Army, May 2015.
Oldstone-Moore, Christopher. “Why Alexander the Great Told His Men to Shave off Their Beards.” The Atlantic. Atlantic Media Company, February 9, 2016.
Parker, Geoffrey, and Simon Adams. The Thirty Years' War. London: Routledge, 2007.

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[@ARandomTexan]

Simple very simple

[@iwantmynametobeaslongaspos7194]

You should’ve said his gun was filthy in the ad as a nod to Full Metal Jacket missed opportunity there

[@tigercap100]

I like this voice. It reminds me of 70s NFL films

[@davidspencer8373]

Like video

[@davidspencer8373]

Like video

[@mikethemechanic7395]

Learned a trick in the field. I always had a 5 gal full of water. I would let it sit in the sun all day long. Made a nice warm shower at the end of the day. We would use a pallet and shower attachment for the 5 gal.

[@Conservative_crusader]

baby wipes?

[@Etendard1708]

So you only take shower at the end of the day? But not morning?

[@mastergator9641]

@ Half-Blood Prince wasting water with a morning shower. Unless you wanna sleep dirty

[@Conservative_crusader]

@@Etendard1708 bro u go to bed clean why u need to take a shower again Plus water consumption

[@mikethemechanic7395]

@@Conservative_crusader . Baby wipes can only get you so clean.

[@IntrepidMilo]

I can only imagine the condition of the soldiers during the Great War.

[@LeSpulch]

If you haven't seen it already, there's brilliant documentary movie by Peter Jackson called They Shall Not Grow Old. There's many first hand accounts and some absolutely top notch restored footage that makes a brilliant insight into what life in the trenches was like 👍

[@IntrepidMilo]

@@LeSpulch I have watched it.

[@ernestov1777]

I would like Simple History to do a video titled "Daily life of an American Soldier during the Iraq War"

[@justalpha9138]

I genuinely believe that the first world war was the most horrific conflict humanity has ever partaken in.

[@jacobmnichowski7563]

The conditions were horrible

[@erikheim84]

As an Army vet with 3 tours to Iraq.. wetwipes are key lol!! During the initial push, we didn't have a proper shower for about 3-4 months. Wetwipes!!!

[@CaddRome]

Good to know!

[@danielpickrell8311]

Lol baby wipes ftw. Cleans weapons and your parts. Just always to make sure you have it.

[@maxtugger1859]

Yep agreed. The shower was the prize at the end of it all.

[@smokeymcpot69]

Don't forget that baby powder

[@metalbullets]

Active Navy. On deployment, it is heavily frowned upon to what we call “hot rack” which is going to bed without showering first. You are expected to keep your rack clean by cleaning yourself clean before sleeping and doing laundry often. If you are found not showering enough, you can receive disciplinary action. I have heard in some cases, fellow shipmates will throw an unclean sailor in the shower and spray them with a firehose. Staying clean on a navy vessel is important. Ships are filthy, no matter how often and hard we clean our designated cleaning stations.

[@rebeccab1527]

When I was in Army basic training there was one young guy who refused to shower; eventually his cohorts grabbed him, dragged him into the showers and forcefully bathes him using tire brushes. There are guidelines and official channels, but most of the time things "self correct" 😬

[@ChristopherRoma9]

Oh wow!

[@512TheWolf512]

ah, a seaman!

[@redpipola]

On deployment too

[@MrEvanfriend]

Fuckin squids. On a real deployment where you do things like actual fighting, a shower isn't usually an option, and sometimes a bed isn't either.

[@wizzzer1337]

In basic training I was shocked at how some soldiers didn't even know the basics of hygene. I've seen 18 year olds who thought showering once every few months and not changing underwear is normal. Some families to this day have no concept of hygene, at least the army is good at breaking this pattern.

[@DtheMan247]

@This Apple Judges He is not. You would be surprised at what you see.

[@joostdriesens3984]

It's even true for university students, where students need to be educated on hygiene and how to do common household tasks (like dish-washing!) when they leave the parental homes..

[@TateAnakov]

If you've ever played sports in school you'd know some.of the boys don't shower and spray on axe body spray instead

[@mechanikalbull5626]

inbndian>? 🤣🤣

[@spicydramarama852]

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:16 and 17.

[@joeavent5554]

During the American Civil War, a number of Union units were advised by the Medical Corps to order Soldiers to shorn their hair. Lice became a spreader of disease during trench warfare. Sick call commandoes were seen less often as a result.

[@SEAZNDragon]

Ironically there are some male US troops calling for beards to be allowed mostly because they look cool. Something tells me when those beards lead to lice they might change their minds.

[@spicydramarama852]

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:16 and 17.

[@nate4z]

@@spicydramarama852Amen

[@YoylecakeTurtle]

I won't lie, modern day armies have excellent standards of personal hygiene for the average soldier. I also love the excellent work out here, Simply History! I always wondered how ancient, mediaeval, and modern soldiers all had kept good personal hygiene to smell good in battle!

[@Blue_Jackal]

We clean our bodies to put stay of disease and infection. We by no means smell good however, as our clothing and other personal hygiene habits are generally not given credence to in the field. Generally speaking, we clean our feet, our groin and underarms, and we brush our teeth. Always sanitize our hands before and after eating/ defecating. This method of cleaning is referred to by Soldiers as "Rust and dust" cleaning. So to say it doesn't clean everything, just the major areas.

[@somprag9282]

@@Blue_Jackal yeah it keeps u going. Keeps it together. By no means is it a civilian standard of clean. Its soldier standard so it works but u still more den likely stink.

[@Blue_Jackal]

@@somprag9282 Undeniably so. But it works for what we gotta do!

[@spicydramarama852]

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:16 and 17.

[@egg-iu3fe]

society in general has excellent standards of personal hygiene for the average person compared to most of history

[@Firstname137]

Baby wipes are also amazing, use a piece of cloth with water if you don't have that. Canteen showers were a thing as well. There's also a method used to conserve water so you can brush your teeth, shave etc.. You're taught all this in boot camp from day one. Sometimes an issue is how to keep your stuff "dry" because all of the sweat and such that builds up on uniforms so if you have no "real" way of cleaning them you sometimes hang it through the night, which can suck if things get cold since your uniforms get cold and frosty... Sounds crappy but there are plenty of days where I do miss it.

[@silverjohn6037]

Baby wipes are ok for wiping away a bit of sweat but aren't abrasive enough to get rid of real dirt and grime. Rubbing the skin with a dry terry cloth wash cloth will do in a pinch but soap, water and the washcloth are still the best when you can't shower. You also want to keep your fingernails trimmed and scrape any dirt under them or all the hand sanitizer in the world won't get the job done For your hair a very fine-tooth comb can do in a pinch instead of shampoo. So long as you're clearing out any grit and dandruff your hair might get a bit oily but not stinky. And foot maintenance is a whole video just by itself;).

[@Firstname137]

@@silverjohn6037 you're absolutely right about that. Which reminds me of when i was still fresh, I decided that it would be easier to keep my head shaved so I would be cleaner, so it was not surprise later when I had to go everywhere with a hat on because of the tan line I got from wearing my cover.

[@spicydramarama852]

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:16 and 17.

[@salt_factory7566]

“Safe rations” is not how I’d describe the egg and cheese omelette MRE.

[@zsewqthewolf1194]

That’s way better then the veggie one

[@coreystockdale6287]

I raise you the salmon IMP

[@shoyupacket5572]

the oatmeal yogurt thing is the only good part of that mess

[@zsewqthewolf1194]

@@coreystockdale6287 is it from the EU because fish there is very good

[@Deridus]

Anyone besides me get in a fight over the Chilimac?

[@natejones902]

Being a reenactor but also a reservist that has deployed and study the living conditions of the past, I'm thankful I'm deploying now and not say 150 years ago. And this video sums part of that up nicely

[@spicydramarama852]

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:16 and 17.

[@havoc3-243]

The way the team at SH presented the ad was brilliant xD

[@historygaming3765]

It was unexpected but hilariously good.

[@nicknoss5341]

Afghanistan vet here. Was in the cold mountains of the Kunduz province and took combat showers for most of my time in country.

[@FF-le3ps]

Hope you get ptsd 🙏

[@godimedia1239]

U all r war criminals

[@Sterge08]

3:28 “struggling to see the woods through the trees?” 💀

[@C10stopmotion]

It's a saying

[@keithcoombs2185]

Even the Manscape ad was really well done, that could have been a video of its own 🤣

[@themegaforce810]

The animations keep getting better and better.

[@sacredsam6046]

ha

[@notavalible1574]

That add was genius.

[@UlookinMe]

I’ve definitely taken my uniform top off after rotations or a multi day mission and it’s stood up on it’s own while I was in the shower.

[@Deridus]

The sheer amount of salt I saw on some uniforms was shocking. The IBU's and later IOTV's were one thing, but the regular uniforms were an interesting, if slightly revolting, thing to behold.

[@bigbrowntau]

6:43 Scented items attracted more than insects. I remember talking with a former NVA officer, and he said the particular smell of Aqua Velva gave away US positions.

[@rustyrockers2762]

Ok, that was the best “manscaped” ad I’ve ever seen 😂

[@simon3483]

y sister has worked as a dental assistent in a barrack of the Bundeswehr and I can confirm: Without the approval of tze dentist, no one gets deployed. And I was really shocked whem she talked about some soldiers who were stupidly refusing to get their teeth in a prober condition... It seems odd, but like you said in this video: Totally neccessary.

[@rebeccab1527]

True for the US Army too! Folks who refused to go to the dentist on their own would be taken in by the MPs (military police). Since you're "government property" they will forcefully do preventative maintenance!

[@spicydramarama852]

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:16 and 17.

[@swissarmyknight4306]

In the US Army, you'd better take care of your teeth. I knew a guy who didn't. When we were getting ready to deploy he had multiple teeth extracted, 2 or 3 if I recall almost 20 years later. If they're prepping you for deployment, they aren't going to spend time doing sophisticated dental work, they're just going to pull them. Take care of those choppers or lose them.

[@smokeymcpot69]

@@swissarmyknight4306 I know. I had a rotting tooth that could've been saved by a root canal. I no longer have a tooth lol

[@47l45]

As a long time subscriber, this video's animations and details are a new level of quality from earlier videos. Love to see an improvement to an already 10/10 channel!

[@spicydramarama852]

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:16 and 17.

[@Fyrdman]

Nothing like having to wash your nads, early on a Jan morning, with equally cold water in Dartmoor

[@crusader.survivor]

Thank you for interesting military histories! Your animations are amazing!

[@Utka1942]

this channel deserves it.

[@Simplehistory]

Thank you so much!

[@crusader.survivor]

@@Simplehistory You are most welcome, my favourite military history creator!

[@StukovM1g]

That Mandscaped ad was a masterpiece! I almost fell over laughing!

[@Deridus]

"Line up, Privates!" Had me dying! Best inbuilt ad so far!

[@IKEMENOsakaman]

I'm an ex-marine. I don't think soldiers in the battlefield can "stay clean" on drugs. It's hard on your mental state.

[@thepsychicspoon5984]

I question you cause you said "Ex-marine".

[@Dishsoapbomb]

@@thepsychicspoon5984 canadian here, “once a marine always a marine”, Wouldn’t you say former marine or marine veteran?

[@ThePlatinumsquirrel]

@@Dishsoapbomb different people say different things. Some people say ‘ex-marines’ others don’t

[@thepsychicspoon5984]

@@Dishsoapbomb Veteran Marine or Retired marine are the most appropriate.

[@chadbane167]

@@thepsychicspoon5984 not that big of a deal

[@josephbrown4768]

The animation is top notch. I'm gonna have to break down and get a manscaped razor one day.

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

It was WW1 and WW2 which introduced the modern and standard hygiene practises to the American and wider public.

[@joeydr1497]

I’m both surprised and unsurprised that they’ve had to implement this.

[@spicydramarama852]

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:16 and 17.

[@wolfenstien13]

Y'alls production quatiy on these video is amazing. It is cool to see the general quality in your videos improve over time.

[@Watermelon43564]

Tried and true field tricks. Baby wipes for dirt and grime. It's also good for keeping your starfish clean (super important). No baby wipes, then use water and torn shirt. Baby powder showers absorb body oil and smell but careful putting powder with menthol around your jewels. It's also good for cleaning your hair.

[@jaybee6505]

Baby wipes, goldbond, gallon ziplock bag so I can use my Kpot as a bowl, electric razor so I don't get a staff infection, mole skin, antiperspirant spray ( for feet during road marches) and I used to get this brand of no rinse soap they use on patients who are bedridden.

[@Watermelon43564]

@@jaybee6505 So true. I just bought one of the no rinse shampoos but after checking the ingredients it's pretty much baby powder so I saved the money. Gallon ziplock bags... now that's God level stuff.

[@jaybee6505]

@@Watermelon43564 Avon skin spray so soft is the greatest bug repellant in the world. I got the time form a joint mission with the brits.

[@Watermelon43564]

@@jaybee6505 Avon so soft… copy. Added to my shopping list. Thanks for the tip 👍🏽

[@jaybee6505]

@@Watermelon43564 If it works in Panama and Thailand, you know it'll work anywhere

[@becky2235]

Looks interesting thanks for posting!

[@ghostywarrior]

Iam not shure if this happens to this channel but I have seen it on many others so I am still going to tell you, if anyone comments on one of your comments to Telegram them, please don't it is a scam!! I hope many people already know this, but for those who don't, I hope I thought you something today, which is to not to trust sketchy comments telling you that you won a "FREE" prize

[@dubb3835]

Being or feeling clean can also be a moral boost

[@ViceN53X]

The promo is genius 🤣

[@shaider1982]

3:40 lol! If they gave awards to the best advertisment in you tube, that line defintely wins the award.🤣👍🏻

[@saverofthehumens]

Should I call clickbait? In the thumbnail we can clearly see the exemplar hygiene of the leftmost man has given him the ability to fire from his knee.

[@romeodavis1052]

Definitely clickbate

[@briansalisbury5755]

Spent all of july and august in the field in southern georgia, we were not even remotely clean

[@Robert-lm5te]

Benning?

[@moneybags7064]

when I was deployed to Afghanistan while serving in the Marine Corps, it was bottle water & baby wipe "showers" for a majority of the deployment

[@MegaMan-bs3oy]

My brother graduated and legit signed up for the marines only months before 9/11. When he was deployed over there he and his group where begging home for people to send them Axe and wet naps. That was pretty much the main thing they wanted over anything. Freaking wet naps for their faces pits and other areas.

[@loganmunding9926]

Hey simply le history love ur vids for years

[@ThrottleUp488]

Great video 👍

[@kebabmuncher361]

I actually always wanted to know this. Thanks for sharing simply history 🙏

[@diegoontour]

In my time of military service in a mountain regiment, we had to bathe with mountain water, which was typically water at 5 degrees Celsius or the famous "dry shower", a wet cloth to clean our armpits, feet and buttocks, in that order. But that was just once, between normal showers.

[@smokeymcpot69]

Don't forget genitals homie.

[@MumwaW]

That manscaped ad was god tier

[@DD-qw4fz]

The add part was marvelous, new golden standard for youtube videos.

[@quake2608]

Something I learnt in the Australian Army Cadets is that you always clean your pits and bits. Clean your armpits, your face and everything below your belt. Obviously the standard practices of change your socks when you can and apply foot powder to the boot, your sock and your foot. But yeah when out field they only expect you (atleast in the AAC) to wash the parts that make you stink.

[@dre2saucy692]

Thank you 💯

[@cagatay.]

That's a great segue and ad... Kudos.

[@mithileshjha2561]

Very Beautiful Video of Soldiers Stay Clean in Battle.

[@windowstaskmanager5349]

Memory serves, in my country's army, we were actually provided with pre-soaped flannels. You just needed to hydrate them with a little canteen water and wipe yyour body with em to clean up. Then you wipe down with a damp cloth and powder yourself (We were also provided a powder bottle with stupid fine talcum powder). Our sergeants would also keep wattch on us to make sure we actually changed out into clean clothes and cleaned properly.

[@jonaspete]

Clean is a state of mind

[@jayflanders5576]

Very clever how you guys did the Manscaped ad. 👍👍

[@bandit6272]

Baby wipes. Kept me "relatively" clean for weeks at a time. A baby wipe a day keeps the swamp butt away.

[@GrosvnerMcaffrey]

Nothing worse than itches you can scratch but probably shouldn't

[@oliversherman2414]

Parent: you need to have a bath Kid: but I don't want to Meanwhile in the army..... Literally everyone: is it bath time yet?

[@TheLoganOffical]

Good vid!

[@vortega472]

I think the Role Playing Game - Paranoia - said it best with the Hygiene Officer: A clean team is a mean team!

[@masinvoorhees5885]

I may add this to my field sanitation brief. This is absolutely outstanding. Is there shorter versions for current practices?

[@francium_8785]

i absolutely lived that add, super creative 10/10

[@matthewle6344]

Baby wipes.... those are what we use from field showers in the field. That's it. You'll be lucky to get a mobile shower and laundry unit. Otherwise you wear the same uniform for months on end

[@Dumpstermuffin1]

baby wipes are a life saver when out in the field and you have no place to shower. I used them every day when i was in the army and out in the field.

[@guyver441]

Yeah, wet wipes are about the only hygiene when actually out on missions. If someone is showering, they are not "in battle".

[@luisemoralesfalcon4716]

Well, I provide Shower in the Army so the 92S MOS is very important.

[@Deridus]

Gotta love the Quartermasters. Unsung heros, all of them.

[@luisemoralesfalcon4716]

@@Deridus without us there is no victory.

[@danielconway2832]

I loved this video but I wished you had commented on the health risks of burn pits

[@torch1028]

Your ad today was on point

[@T3utonicus]

When I served in the armed forces, we had to shave daily. One day we were inspected by the officer in charge and it was really hard for me not to lough, when he asked the guy next to me "When was the last time you shaved?" - "Today in the morning." - "Well, maybee your balls but shurely not your face!" I never had any job since, where a boss would talk to his employees in this way - that's sad, I guess, as it was quite funny all the time.

[@WolfingtonStanley]

I was once told that I should stand closer to the razor

[@Deridus]

Had a guy who had to shave at lunchtime back in '10. Dude extruded hair like an Italian restaurant does pasta.

[@Keep_Feeding_Me]

Baby wipes (no scent), water, bar soap (no scent), travel toothbrush and paste, lotion and lip balm which is really good for any cracked skin on your body. Hand sanitizer and alcohol wipes are good too. You'll get some flak from the boys for whipping out the hand sanitizer but they stop laughing when they start getting sick. All these are super light except for the water but you have to carry that anyway. That should get you through any operation that's anywhere from 2 - 10 days. I've personally never been in an operation longer than nine but I still had some supplies left to go another day and a half for hygiene.

[@jaywerner8415]

Ok, _THAT_ is the funniest Manscape ad i have ever seen, and its PERFECT given the video Topic.

[@averageguy1261]

Thanks for making me smarter Simple History.

[@froginthewaves8450]

super cool!

[@huncho1884]

@Simple History, your advertisement for manscaping is amazing

[@Skooma_Bandit]

I always bring a tarp ive poked holes in with a hook at the top to have a tree assisted shower while they set up the shower con. Still not the “cleanest” ive ever been, but much better than not doing it

[@dovidell]

wasn't one of the reasons ( apart from tactical ) that the British 8th Army , fighting in North Africa , defeated the Afrika Corps , that of better hygiene ? .I saw somewhere that empty ammunition boxes , were used by the Brits and their allies as portable toilets , thus confining the human waste to a manageable container which could be easily disposed of - this lead to a higher percentage of combat ready servicemen , as opposed to the German attitude , which was somewhat lax in the matter

[@honorabledoggo6597]

Field wipes or just baby wipes are your best friend in the field! I always bring extra too incase someone needs some. Also thats probably the best manscape ad yet haha!

[@vaultdweller2811]

Kinda disappointing that only us stuff was covered, not world wide stuff, for example anywhere that Finnish troops go there are saunas built

[@professordreamer8479]

Simple History can you do a video on the Weapons Training Of Soldiers.

[@charlesburke2379]

During extended field operations ground forces are usually deprived of sleep so badly the delirium negates any defect hygiene residuals. And many conflicts are tropical conflicts. Where it rains every day. You're in the rain so much your flesh starts rotting eventually.

[@benjaminjarrett9816]

Best advertisement yet, it’s comical and to the point with an excellent product.

[@johnhorton9637]

Some people don't clean themselves very often. When I go somewhere. I always take a shower before I go. When I was in the army in Iraq in 03. We didn't have access to showers at first. But had lots of baby wipes. When we made our own shower. We used the heck out of it. Feel so much better

[@cheriefsadeksadek2108]

The ManScapped Add part was so Cool and Funny

[@jaedencanahai1121]

The manscaped ad section is hilarious😂

[@AlexJordanRealOG]

Fr lmao

[@vaneyhag]

Lol that's one of the best advertisements I've ever seen on a KZbin video

[@dave2808]

So funny story about sanitation. Was up in some podunk town in New Jersey for merchant marine training, was getting cramps and gas every 5 seconds. One class we had was for crbd and the topic of dirty water came up, teacher was talking about how dirty water can mess you up. So I’m sitting thinking maybe that’s why I’m cramping up every 5 seconds

[@TheManWithoutAName1120]

Best manscaped ad I've seen handsdown

[@Pepenas.]

thats the best manscaped ad

[@cik22]

The ad is great!

[@leooram1959]

super informative. Crazy to think that cleanliness is such a big deal. I'm not a soldier, or am I? no, not for sure, but I will still keep it clean there

[@amandwivedi9195]

That was a nice way to make an ad interesting

[@ieatwomen8260]

Manscape ads are one of the only ads I like

[@shastasilverchairsg]

When I was doing my National Service in the army in a certain tropical country, I religiously made sure at night to 1) spam wet wipes 2) powder bath 3) wear a clean set to sleep whenever possible 4) always, always, always change to new underwear and socks every day. Never had any problems.

[@SpecJack15]

Fellow NSman

[@VandashStumpedKnee]

"Ah! Refreshing!" Bwahahah 😂

[@ryanthede4689]

We always used baby wipes since there weren't always showers available and you didn't want to waste your water. No hygiene kit was complete without them

[@user-cu6qq9bp2t]

A very interesting and educational video. I am actually to be deployed for service in my country's army in a few days since we still have mandatory conscription for male citizens. So I have already made sure to be supplied by enough cleaning and personal care products and of course shaving is also mandatory. I'll make sure to keep everything mentioned in the video in mind. Thank you SH. However, I would like to note one thing. You mentioned Alexander the Great and the ancient Macedonian kingdom at the beginning as being different to ancient Greece. Well, that kingdom was an ancient Greek one. They spoke pretty much the same language and they worshiped the same pantheon. Aristoteles was from.ancient Macedonia and he wrote in ancient Greek. I don't intend to start an internet conflict regarding the Prespa agreement and the name of our northern neighboring state I just wanted to emphasize this regarding the ancient Macedonians.

[@Spaghetter813]

Aristoteles was not from ancient Madedonia; Macedonia conquered his birth city during his lifetime.

[@Deridus]

I've met Poles whose families emigrated to the United States back in the 1800's where the flag over their hometown would be Austrian one year, Russian the next, and Peussen the year after. So I totally get it.

[@jasonmason6910]

Oh no he we go again with Alexander

[@DaimonaC]

Of course he was Greek , none can deny it

[@Soulernaunt]

best manscaped Ad

[@pvtpotatoe9050]

i love the ad for manscape

[@lucaranieri1352]

As a legend would often say... "POLICE THAT MUSTACHE!"

[@milkduds1001]

If you have to sacrifice space in your rucksack for extra socks, do it. I always pack minimum 10 pairs of socks and 10 t-shirts. You can wear your combat pants and jacket for a month straight, but you need to change your socks and t-shirt at least once every 2-3 days.

[@ronnieettienne6335]

Deployed to fob Salerno in khost Afghanistan, would leave a water bottle on the 5k generator when the showers were down.

[@greggrace967]

One of the main reasons to stay clean shaven is for the proper fit and seal of your protective mask.

[@rebeccab1527]

Yeah, this is the big reason no beards are allowed today! Same among firefighters (though they'll do crazy mustaches)

[@richardsamuelgustavo]

this is why hitler had his iconic mustache

[@greggrace967]

@@richardsamuelgustavo huh?? I'm not tracking.... adolph wasn't a fireman?

[@greggrace967]

@@richardsamuelgustavo if so I don't recall ever hearing that. I've watched a bunch of history docs and read a lot of books about WW2 and I don't recall that.

[@AlexAKKirby]

This has been proven false

[@johnmacias9487]

6:26 That was copied from a British morning hygiene routine video. Coolx!

[@sakethrayudu]

That's one of the best ads I have seen in a while 😂