Thank you for being open about that.
Yes, I'm quite serious about sepicemia. The bacteria that breaks down leaf litter etc is the same family as lockjaw.
FYI there are more nerves in your hands and feet than in the rest of your body combined. Which is why injuries to your extremities are far more painful than a skinned knee.

British Army does not do "Purple Hearts".

Thank you for your civil reply.
And yes you are correct about the nerve in the extremities.

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Probably only uttered from one person in the British Military but got overhead by some journalist.

Was another story recently about banning sandwiches...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...ting-hands.html

As I recall, at Ft. Jackson long about 1970, there was a thing called "wet bulb" days. A day when it was considered too hot and humid for some forms of training. We had several of those days when I was there.

I suspect that all armed forces have some such rules when troops are being trained. It has nothing to do with their ultimate ability. . .

We had something called a Heat Index which served to essentially cease physical exertion when the number got too high. I don't recall what the specific heat index was. We trained in some fairly hot-humid conditions, but having folks drop from heat exhaustion was counter-productive.

Major General Cowan has obviously seen cutlery etiquette not up to standards for the British Army. Things are worse than I thought.

What ever next, eating your dessert with a soup spoon! Even the ranks should know better let alone a British Army Officer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyCCuHC08bY

You make me laugh Am Fear Liath Mor!!

Just last year 3 soldiers died during an exercise SAS selection, where the heat was a factor.