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Military toilets
If you have been in the military, what are the toilets like?
| Private room | 0.0% (0) | |
| Barrack dorm | 100.0% (2) | |
| Other | 0.0% (0) |
2 voters answered this question.
| At specified times during the day and the whole squad had the same times | 50.0% (1) | |
| Whenever we wanted | 50.0% (1) |
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When you started military service, what accomodation did you stay in?
| Private room | 0.0% (0) | |
| Barrack dorm | 100.0% (2) | |
| Other | 0.0% (0) |
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| Yes, it was normal | 0.0% (0) | |
| No | 0.0% (0) | |
| Had cubicles | 100.0% (2) |
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When were you permitted to use the toilet?
| At specified times during the day and the whole squad had the same times | 50.0% (1) | |
| Whenever we wanted | 50.0% (1) |
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What type of sit down toilets did you use in the barracks?
| Private cubicles with a solid door and walls | 100.0% (2) | |
| Cubicles but without doors | 0.0% (0) | |
| Single row of several toilets without any dividers or doors (fully open) | 0.0% (0) | |
| Double row (opposite and facing each other) of several toilets without any dividers or doors (fully open) | 0.0% (0) | |
| Other | 0.0% (0) |
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If you used toilets without doors or dividers, did your squad use the toilets with you at the same time?
| Yes, it was normal | 0.0% (0) | |
| No | 0.0% (0) | |
| Had cubicles | 100.0% (2) |
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If you used toilets without doors or dividers, did you or any of the other recruits feel embarrassed about this?
| Yes, I did at first, but got used to it | 0.0% (0) | |
| I was okay with it, but other recruits were clearly embarrassed at first | 0.0% (0) | |
| Others were okay with it, but I was embarrassed at first | 0.0% (0) | |
| I never got used to it, but the others did | 0.0% (0) | |
| The others never got used to it, but I did | 0.0% (0) | |
| Nobody got used to it | 50.0% (1) | |
| We all knew it would be like that and had no problem withit from the start | 50.0% (1) |
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If you used toilets without doors or dividers, did everyone sit on the seats?
| Yes, always | 0.0% (0) | |
| Some squatted | 0.0% (0) | |
| Everyone squatted | 0.0% (0) | |
| We had private cubicles | 100.0% (2) |
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If you used toilets without doors or dividers, did everyone talk to each other whilst having a dump?
| Yes, usually | 0.0% (0) | |
| Sometimes | 0.0% (0) | |
| No | 0.0% (0) | |
| We had private cubicles | 100.0% (2) |
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How well do you think everyone wiped?
| Excessively, with loads of paper used | 0.0% (0) | |
| More than 20 sheets used | 0.0% (0) | |
| 10-20 sheets used | 0.0% (0) | |
| Hardly any paper used, we were trained just to get the heavy stuff off and be economical | 0.0% (0) | |
| We just did 1 or 2 wipes | 0.0% (0) | |
| Some didn't wipe at all | 0.0% (0) | |
| Don't know, We had private cubicles | 100.0% (2) |
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Did everyone use soap and water to wash their hands after?
| Yes | 50.0% (1) | |
| No | 50.0% (1) |
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were the toilet seats always clean?
| Yes | 100.0% (2) | |
| No | 0.0% (0) |
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During your training, did you ever have to have a dump outdoors in front of other recruits or without toilet paper?
| Yes, but had toilet paper | 0.0% (0) | |
| Yes, had to use alternatives like leaves | 0.0% (0) | |
| Yes, couldn't wipe | 0.0% (0) | |
| No | 100.0% (2) |
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What were the urinals like?
| Trough (no dividers) | 0.0% (0) | |
| Bowl with dividers | 50.0% (1) | |
| Bowl no dividers | 50.0% (1) | |
| No urinals | 0.0% (0) |
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Did you use the toilets barefoot?
| Yes, urinals only | 0.0% (0) | |
| Yes sit down toilets only | 0.0% (0) | |
| Both | 100.0% (2) | |
| Neither | 0.0% (0) |
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As part of your training, were you shown how to go to the toilet and how to wipe in a specific way?
| Yes | 0.0% (0) | |
| No | 100.0% (2) |
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If you answered yes to the last question, did everyone continue to use the toilet or wipe in the way shown?
| Yes | 0.0% (0) | |
| No | 0.0% (0) | |
| Not shown | 100.0% (2) |
2 voters answered this question.