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We were welcomed to Week 8 with fire in a can. In PDT, the troop was OC Sprayed on Monday and overall it went all right considering it's an absolutely horrible experience that I would not wish upon my worst enemy (not that I have any of those)! OC Spray (commonly called "pepper spray") in the face feels like putting your face in the oven and turning it up to about a thousand degrees. To add to the pain and discomfort, trade in your eyeballs for fireballs, and let's not forget the cross-contamination and re-contamination factors. It spreads like wildfire: up your nose, through your mouth, down your throat, in your eyebrows and hair, and when you've finally managed to calm your senses, the whole affair starts anew with your attempts to actually remove the residue by showering. All I can say is that I never want to go through that again. At least it's another one of those necessary Depot evils that's behind me now. Although is seems like cruel and unusual punishment, it is worthwhile as it's the type of thing that needs to be experienced in order to truly understand the effects, which will add to our credibility later on in the field. Luckily we had very agreeable weather for this experience: cloudy and relatively cool.
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