i had a ? abouth the gas chamber at basic, i am a little afraid of it because i will be leaving soon to ship to bct and heard all kind of horror stories about the gas chamber. if i was in it and fell to the floor, passed out, would someone come in and dag me out, and how long does it take for them to finally let u out.

You'll be fine.

Burns a little in the nostrils. You cough, a little snot comes out.

R/

Every now and then people pass out but I've never heard of anyone dying in there. It burns your eyes and nose and when you come out you will have tons of snot, saliva and coughing. About 5 - 10 minutes later you're all better! Bring a hankie or two in your pocket.

Good description ACG!

The only thing you have to worry about is the jackass next to you who decides to panic and run for the door. We had one. She ran for the door, knocked over one of our ADI's and we all got bent for it. We all wanted to string her up for that. What a little puddin' pie she was.

I can speak for Marine Corps Bootcamp that when we come out you have your arms stretched out to your sides walking in a circle. You walk around there for a few minutes and the stuff wears off. No biggy. You've probably had Onions burn your eyes worse than that.

Word of Advise: DO NOT TOUCH YOUR FACE, not with your hands or your sleeve or nothing. It only makes it worse.

the gas they use is inert, it may cause slight reactions or irrations but other den that theres nofin to worry about, its mainly psychological

thanks so much for the advice, was a little nervous at first but i look forward to it now, i just ook forward to the whole experience

Re: people dying. It happens, rarely - most always, to those who have concealed a past history of asthma, severe allergies, or other respiratory condition(s) in their enlistment/commissioning process.

So tell the truth on your medical stuff.