Tell Me Its Not True!! Microbiological Self Cleaning Underwear

[Tigs2]

My Missus is packing to go to Afghan, and has been issued with 'self cleaning' microbiological underwear!! She said that she got the same three years ago, what is the fuss!! So how long can you now wear a pair of shreddies for?? Do they now really clean themselves??

[Wensleydale]

I heard that female aircrew get them with their wings......

[Smudger552]

A day....you really don't want to wear them for longer (unless you like flies following you)

....and no they don't clean themselves....!

Bummer for the blokes is that they have no convenient 'access'. If you like nipple to knees undies they are definately the ones for you!

Smudge

[shawtarce]

She said that she got the same three years ago

How did she know it was the same pair?

[6Z3]

unless you wanted chafing and crotchrot

"Why can't you guys use normal nicknames like Smudge, or Scouse?"

[snapper41]

Originally Posted by Tigs2

So how long can you now wear a pair of shreddies for??

I thought the RAF Regt maxim was that a pair lasts for 4 days - right way round, back-to-front, then the same again but inside out!

[27mm]

Never mind the RAF Regt rules, this was SOP on a Sqn APC Det

[Solid Rust Twotter]

Underwear?

Pah! Amateurs....

[Seldomfitforpurpose]

If they don't stick when thrown against the wall they are still good to go

[27mm]

No, that was for socks....

[Solid Rust Twotter]

Socks?

Pah! Amateurs....

[philrigger]

shreddies

One pair on, one pair off and one pair in the wash !

At least one weeks wear was the rule when I joined over 40 years ago.
The laundry took one week and it was the rule that the one in the locker was of pristine condition.

And as for sheets - Top sheet goes on the bottom and the bottom sheet goes in the laundry.





'We knew how to whinge but we kept it in the NAAFI bar.'

[Born To Be Mild]

I thought the RAF Regt maxim was that a pair lasts for 4 days - right way round, back-to-front, then the same again but inside out!

For real men on APC...all of the above then swap with your crewwie. Eight days per pair!

[H5N1]

Is it still in QRs about checking your troops' pants or was this just an urban myth?

In which case I have been very remiss and will get down to it immediately 'microbiological pants' or not, although I feel most of our troops' pants would be the only 'weapons of mass destruction' ever found in the Gulf

[Hipper]

If they don't stick when thrown against the wall they are still good to go

I was told that's how you tell if spaghetti is properly cooked too.

[Talking Radalt]

Spaghetti?
Pah! Amateurs.

[DummyRun]

Note to Mods,
Scratch and Sniff,
On second thoughts,
maybe not

[Solid Rust Twotter]

Well said, Mr Radalt...

[Smudger552]

Semper ubi sububi ubique.......

Smudge