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gathermewool t1_j69ca9c wrote

Did they at least have someone from the medical staff watch? We had watchers, but they were usually rando junior petty officers who stood behind and had no view of our privates. I mean penis, not the Army. With NWUs being so baggy, I can see cheating being extremely easy.

We also held the cup above our head while walking for some reason. The cup has our info on it, so swapping it out with someone shouldn’t have been a concern.

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[deleted] OP t1_j69clfi wrote

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gathermewool t1_j69ddg8 wrote

The whole pants down, shirt up thing is insane. Using a 1st class is also such a waste of resources. I guess things must have been pretty bad if that was the case.

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other_usernames_gone t1_j69mm5z wrote

Probably so you couldn't stash a clean vial on you and swap it out while they weren't looking.

If you planned it out beforehand you might be able to get a real pee cup and print your information on it before you came.

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LeagueOfBestFriends t1_j6b8tsy wrote

When we did it, they’d make an announcement when we showed up for morning muster (Navy). You weren’t allowed to leave till you peed. We would literally have to stay in an area drinking water till it happened. Weren’t allowed to go work till we did, couldn’t have contact with our buddies who already did and we’re allowed to leave. Only knew about 2 people, not in my department, who failed in my three years on my boat. Know people smoked or did limes now and again, but don’t think it was a huge problem. Think it was just precautions so it didn’t become a problem as they probably learned their lesson about being lax early on.

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gathermewool t1_j6bjorw wrote

We were pretty lax. A chief or JO would get a sealed envelope the day before and would tell us the day of. This was the reserves. If we resked there were no consequences.

I have never heard of someone failing. Limited experience, of course, but it seems insane to risk a dishonorable discharge for something so stupid!

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LeagueOfBestFriends t1_j6b7wmj wrote

Got out of the navy in 2002. We had to line up and E-6 or higher had to stand next to urinal and watch the urine come out, then immediately took cup from you. Had one in school (funny guy, looked like Hank Rollins), always start singing about how he loved being on “Cock Watch”. Can’t remember how many times I had to do it in training, but only had to once when I got to the fleet. Was told they choose a number 0-9, and those whose SSN ended with that digit had to pee. Was told I must have the same last digit as the CO.

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gathermewool t1_j6bk01t wrote

Meat gazer?

In the reserves, I went long periods of time without being tested, then I’d be randomly selected for a couple of months in a row. It seemed to actually be random.

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