Making it rain.

This popped into my head and I wanted to write it down while it was vividly in my mind. The easiest was chatting up a friend from TeamXbox.

9:25:10 PM) me: When I was in the navy...
(9:25:11 PM) prsnlJesus1036 : brb
(9:25:14 PM) me: you ready?
(9:25:35 PM) prsnlJesus1036: yeah
(9:26:01 PM) me: I was in boot camp. Division 459.
(9:26:19 PM) me: We had 15 minute lunches from the time we entered the mess hall until we were standing up to exit the mess hall.
(9:27:20 PM) me: So that included waiting in line, eating, and taking your things up after. And there is strictly no talking. Zero tolerance policy. So after lunch we were standing in formation and being thanked and congratulated by the division commanders for doing such a good job in the mess hall.
(9:27:49 PM) prsnlJesus1036: right
(9:28:54 PM) me: When we were back in the barracks we were asked to put on our raincoats. And they were the trench coat type with wool liners. It was in august and we were all standing in front of our racks (bunkbeds) at attention and then one of the division commanders went on about someone talking in the mess hall.
(9:28:59 PM) me: We were like "oh fuck"
(9:30:30 PM) me: So they closed all the windows in the barracks, had us fill our canteens and drink them. Then they continued to beat (exercised) us for about 45 minutes. Between jumping jacks they would have us refill our canteens and down them. This was right after lunch so it was very laborious. The condensation from the 90 active bodies in the middle of summer with no ventilation started to turn into rain.
(9:30:37 PM) me: This is what is referred to as "making it rain"
(9:31:24 PM) prsnlJesus1036: Thats nuts
(9:31:53 PM) me: So the purpose of guzzling water was to get one of us to vomit. And it finally happened. One person vomited and a chain reaction commenced. There were 90 men vomiting in an enclosed space and basically being sweated on at the same time. It was the most disgusting thing I have ever been subjected to.
(9:32:16 PM) me: But it instilled such a sense of power, which was so odd. There was a relationship of respect formed.
(9:32:38 PM) me: Ad to be honest, it was part of a branding process.
(9:32:56 PM) me: So basically I was just thinking that and thought I should write it down before I forgot it
(9:35:43 PM) prsnlJesus1036: That's intense man