Problem with dropping bare in front of a medical officer
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I don't want to scare you but I also see you having problems with the shower after you passed the doctor and enter service.
In the armed forces group shpwers are normal and you have to undress in front of a whole group of guys.
So if this is a really serious problem you should think about getting help by a professional psychologist.
If you think you can make it on your own maybe you should try to go to a nude beach.
Sounds weard because of the many people there but despite this it is relatively anonymous and nobody is directly interacting with you.
In the armed forces group shpwers are normal and you have to undress in front of a whole group of guys.
So if this is a really serious problem you should think about getting help by a professional psychologist.
If you think you can make it on your own maybe you should try to go to a nude beach.
Sounds weard because of the many people there but despite this it is relatively anonymous and nobody is directly interacting with you.
FiredForEffect
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Well I'm not trying to do armchair psychology, but I got over this issue extremely fast come basic training. I found that any thoughts whatsoever originating from, or dealing with, anything "below the equator" were forgotten quickly once the drill sarge came into my life.
They are right about the showers, boot camp and most of your "A" school barracks are open showers.
I was shy at first but got over it quickly.
Just do the exam, you won't have anything the Dr. hasn't seen before and it will be over quickly.
As for someone watching you pee into a beaker, well you have to do that plus a couple times a year you'll have to do random urinalisis for drug testing.
I was shy at first but got over it quickly.
Just do the exam, you won't have anything the Dr. hasn't seen before and it will be over quickly.
As for someone watching you pee into a beaker, well you have to do that plus a couple times a year you'll have to do random urinalisis for drug testing.
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Aussie Digger
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Take a couple of harden up pills mate, you'll be right...How can one overcome the embarrassment from going naked in front of a medical officer as part of joining the Navy?
Oh also, do you have to urinate into the bleaker with the guy in front of you?
I had to have an internal examination of my bladder during my service when I crashed my motorbike on barracks once and was pi**ing blood as a result of it.
I'll leave it up to your imagination, but suffice to say the procedure required a long flexible camera to be inserted into me.
Not pleasant, but hey, you get over it...
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RubiconNZ
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Beachs yup, but certainly no nude people in parks in our capital city, not that I have a problem with itI thought there are nude beaches in Australia.
Chory, it is two minutes inconvenience to follow the career of your choice. Hardly worth the worry. Who knows you may get lucky and it may be some young hot chick that does the exam and not some crusty old f@#t grabbing your goolies and saying "cough". nfloorl:
nfloorl:SaudiArabian
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he wants to check and see if the intestines are in the scrotum , i forgot the exact name of it but its some sort of hernia and this can be discovered physically and yes it seems embarrasing for the soldier but for doctors its a very normal physical test which they are used to do to thousands others like you
if they found out that the subject have that kind of hernia , he'll be rejected because he don't fit for military
if they found out that the subject have that kind of hernia , he'll be rejected because he don't fit for military
They also check the genitals for some other stuff, including Syphilis and other visible STDs.
The primary things that are checked otherwise:
Extended things that i had checks for, for my job (nbc decon) and not general tests:
The primary things that are checked otherwise:
- Body - lungs, ribs, heart basic function, including endurance
- Extremities - basic function, reflexes, stressed function
- Senses - eyes, ears
- Urine - drugs, liver (especially for alcohol abuse), renal function
- Blood - HIV, Hepatitis, other stuff (at least here)
- Teeth - the usual stuff
Extended things that i had checks for, for my job (nbc decon) and not general tests:
- Xray - Tuberculosis (rare here, but we still had that check), lung check
- Lungs - function under stress, capacity
- Heart - electrocardiogram under stress
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SaudiArabian
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its called ( Inguinal Hernia )
You got that right, I will never forget my drill instructor as long as I am above ground and still breathing, I did not realize at a young tender age of 17 that they made people that mean and evil, that was my first a eye opener to the real world.
Inguinal hernias are weaknesses in the abdominal wall, where segments of the intestine can enter and get stuck, or incarcerated. That incarcerated hernia occasionally can get blocked or twisted, depriving it of blood, requiring emergency surgery.
The nuts are checked for masses, testicular cancer being one of the things to watch for.
The digital rectal exam means a finger up the breech, the examiner looking for abnormalities in the prostate (although that is more of a concern in older men).
Physical exams are a chore, and doctors tend to remember you only if they find something wrong. So if you meet the medical officer again he might not even recognize you.
The nuts are checked for masses, testicular cancer being one of the things to watch for.
The digital rectal exam means a finger up the breech, the examiner looking for abnormalities in the prostate (although that is more of a concern in older men).
Physical exams are a chore, and doctors tend to remember you only if they find something wrong. So if you meet the medical officer again he might not even recognize you.
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Enough.
Go and speak to a medical practitioner if you really wish to know about these procedures. No-one will "shove" their hand anywhere. It is a common medical examination which is conducted thousands if not millions of times around the world each year.
A bit of maturity about this issue is required I should think. It is not a painful or "terrible" experience. Just unpleasant is all. You will certainly do a great many more unpleasant things in your military service and if you can't even get past this???
Time for this discussion to end anyway. It's going nowhere.
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Enough.
Go and speak to a medical practitioner if you really wish to know about these procedures. No-one will "shove" their hand anywhere. It is a common medical examination which is conducted thousands if not millions of times around the world each year.
A bit of maturity about this issue is required I should think. It is not a painful or "terrible" experience. Just unpleasant is all. You will certainly do a great many more unpleasant things in your military service and if you can't even get past this???
Time for this discussion to end anyway. It's going nowhere.
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