News story: Cdn soldiers issued a large amount of military condoms

[hm0504]

This news story piqued my curiousity --> "Canadian soldiers issued a large amount of military condoms":
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2...626069-cp.html

I know there are military versions of common civillian products such as computers, cars, etc. but I would have never guessed that there was such a thing as "military condoms" as opposed to the usual civillian condoms.

Perhaps the military ones are camouflage-coloured?

[hm0504]

This news story piqued my curiousity --> "Canadian soldiers issued a large amount of military condoms":
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2...626069-cp.html

I know there are military versions of common civillian products such as computers, cars, etc. but I would have never guessed that there was such a thing as "military condoms" as opposed to the usual civillian condoms.

Perhaps the military ones are camouflage-coloured?

[nacktman]

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Perhaps the military ones are camouflage-coloured?

Would that be jungle or desert camies, there Albinus?

[usuallylurk]

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Originally posted by hm0504:
This news story piqued my curiousity --> "Canadian soldiers issued a large amount of military condoms":
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2...626069-cp.html

I know there are military versions of common civillian products such as computers, cars, etc. but I would have never guessed that there was such a thing as "military condoms" as opposed to the usual civillian condoms.

Perhaps the military ones are camouflage-coloured?

No, condoms have often been "standard issue" items for military forces deployed in other parts of the world.

As far as I know - this isn't so in Afghanistan -- but there are other places that the Blue Berets go.

This might sound weird - during WW2 my mother worked in a Massachusetts factory that made various rubber goods -- life rafts, boots, gloves, protective gear, and yes -- condoms - for our fighting men overseas.

[hw]

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Originally posted by hm0504:
This news story piqued my curiousity --> "Canadian soldiers issued a large amount of military condoms":
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2...626069-cp.html

Perhaps the military ones are camouflage-coloured?

The good news for Canadian taxpayers is they're getting lots more bang for their buck.

Well it's a good thing it wasn't the U.S. government doing the buying. What was it they paid for a screwdriver ???

"If I had a hammer,
I'd hammer in the morning,
I'd hammer in the evening,
All over this land....."

[hm0504]

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Originally posted by usuallylurk:

quote:

Originally posted by hm0504:
This news story piqued my curiousity --> "Canadian soldiers issued a large amount of military condoms":
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2...626069-cp.html

I know there are military versions of common civillian products such as computers, cars, etc. but I would have never guessed that there was such a thing as "military condoms" as opposed to the usual civillian condoms.

Perhaps the military ones are camouflage-coloured?

No, condoms have often been "standard issue" items for military forces deployed in other parts of the world.

As far as I know - this isn't so in Afghanistan -- but there are other places that the Blue Berets go.

This might sound weird - during WW2 my mother worked in a Massachusetts factory that made various rubber goods -- life rafts, boots, gloves, protective gear, and yes -- condoms - for our fighting men overseas.

I'm not surprised at the distribution of condoms, historically or otherwise -- just wondering what differentiates *military* condoms from your local drug store condoms.

[usuallylurk]

Probably the price, the packaging, and -- the standards of manufacturing - if that makes sense.

[NakedGary]

This topic/thread is being moved to Open Conversation category as it has not much to do with naturist or nudist or social nude recreation.

[Bob S.]

Oh hw, did you have to use the word, screwdriver?

Bob S.

[missouriboy]

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Originally posted by hm0504:
I'm not surprised at the distribution of condoms, historically or otherwise -- just wondering what differentiates *military* condoms from your local drug store condoms.

Betcha never saw any in a "Military Surplus" store, either!

[David77]

During the WW2 time period I don't remember hearing that condoms were issued, (to USA military) but they did show us scarry VD movies and tell us how to use a condom correctly, and they had military prophylactic stations so that the service man could wash his genitals and squirt a salve up his penis after he already had intercourse.