To: Britton J Wingfield
"Any additions to the list?" Sure. For soldiers deployed in a desert, throw in a whole slew of doggie flea collars. They work well during Desert Storm at keeping sand fleas off when worn around the ankles.
To: Cyber Liberty
Back around 78/79 I was stationed at Fort Hood. We had troops being sent to the hospital right and left with symptoms quite close to those of poisoning by nerve gas. It turned out that those troops had been wearing flea collars next to their bare skin at ankles and wrists.
Turns out that what a dog or cat can tolerate is basicaly a neurotoxin to a human. Check out the packaging when you use one of these collars and you'll find it advises that you use gloves when handling them and handwashing afterward.
End item was that looping around the boots (outside) worked too just not as well. Please tell your soldiers if you send these items of the risks and safeguards actually best not to send them at all.
The issue repellents work well.
64 posted on
02/20/2003 8:12:21 AM PST by
FRMAG
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