During maneuvers in large training areas, we usually showered every four or five days.
About once every week to ten days, Soldiers would go to the rear for their shower. Upon entering the shower area they turned in their dirty clothing. After showering they received new cloths. They had their choice for size: small, medium, or large.
In the late 1940's or so, western culture was still highly in favor of the bath as the optimum mode of cleaning. But two things happened that would change American views permanently. The first was a shift in how people felt about hygiene. For most of Europe and America, a weekly bath had been good enough.
Bathing requirements in Field Manual (FM) 21-10, Field Hygiene and Sanitation, state that optimally, Soldiers should have access to a shower or bath every day, or at least once every week for good personal hygiene.
To prevent the spread of vermin and disease, the Germans required POW's to take showers or baths on a regular basis.
During World War II condoms were not only distributed to male U.S. military members, but enlisted men were also subject to significant contraception propaganda in the form of films, posters, and lectures.
The people of Bath still believed the attack was destined for nearby Bristol. During the previous four months, Bristol had been hit almost every night, so the people of Bath did not expect the bombs to fall on them.
Bases have stores with menstrual products available.
Many troops live on them—sometimes with their families! —so there are restaurants, post offices, and stores known as “exchanges” that sell hygiene products (among other things), including tampons and sanitary pads.
There were no national cemeteries at Arlington, Gettysburg, or anywhere. As there were no federal provisions for burying the dead, responsibility for clearing a battlefield of dead bodies fell to individual units, volunteer organizations, and even civilians.
"If your skin tends not to be dry, you could extend it to every other day or so." If you take it from a certified germ expert, though, you can skip showering for as long as you wish.
Ancient world
Bathing in Ancient China can be traced back to Shang Dynasty 3000 years ago (1600-1046 BCE). Archaeological findings from the Yinxu ruins show a cauldron to boil water, smaller cauldrons to draw out the water to be poured into a basin, skin scrapers to remove dirt and dead skin.
68% of British people wash every day, compared to 76% of French people and 77% of Germans. Only Italy reported fewer instances of washing daily, coming in at 53%. We've been taught to wash daily, not least because of the active things we do, from exercise to lunchtime walks and more.
In the 19th century, body care became something people thought distinguished them from the lower classes. By the middle of the century, periodic bathing had become common. Advancements in industry, plumbing, architecture and science helped spread the practice of bathing and hand-washing.
As the war drew on and rations grew short, soldiers were unofficially rationed vinegar to help make water from nearby creeks, rivers, and lakes more potable. They would store their water in canteens made of wood, tin or glass or would shout for military camp followers, often wives of soldiers, for pitchers of water.
Ultimately, the US Military landed on the side of providing alcohol rather than restricting it. Then, much like in manufacturing and food production, the US government instructed the brewing industry to allocate 15 percent of its products for the military to ensure that beer could be provided to troops.
In a rear area, where they were sent to rest and resupply in between stints at the front they would get a solid 6–8 hours per night, as security was being provided by someone else and their purpose in being there was to rest for a few days before moving up to the front again.
At the end of the war, there were approximately 79,000 Americans unaccounted for. This number included those buried with honor as unknowns, officially buried at sea, lost at sea, and missing in action. Today, more than 73,000 of those lost Americans remain totally unaccounted for from WWII.
The Department of Defense revived previous efforts to recover the remains of missing American soldiers during the 1970s. Since then, the remains of almost 1,000 Americans killed during World War II have been identified and returned to their families with military honors, according to the POW/MIA agency.
While the war was underway, the U.S. military banned the return of any overseas war dead. Money was to go toward fighting rather than shipping bodies back home. Instead, soldiers buried their comrades in temporary military cemeteries throughout the European and Pacific theaters.
What are the Penalties for Adultery in the Military? If proven guilty, a service member can face a number of serious penalties including jail time, a punitive discharge, demotion, a letter of reprimand, and possible denial of benefits.
Basic Training Barracks
During Basic Training, men and women live in separate quarters, which consist of shared bunks and bathroom facilities.
Here's what to wear if you are attending a military ball: Military personnel will wear their class A uniforms. Some women who are serving may be allowed to wear formal gowns, as allowed by their Commanding Officer (CO). Female guests should stick to formal wear such as formal, classy gowns.
The French, having decided not to fight in the capital itself, have withdrawn south of the city. In deciding not to defence Paris the French Command "aimed at sparing it the devastation which defence would have involved. The command considered that no valuable strategic result justified the sacrifice of Paris."
The beach at Normandy was bombed but the planes mostly overshot their targets. The fleet helped but couldn't dent the defenses that much and only a handful of ships actually got close to the beach. The bombardment of the bigger ships was massive but it hardly made a dent, it was also made from like 4 miles out.
Some of the big aeroplanes, like the Avro Lancaster Bomber, had a chemical toilet, basically a bucket with a lid on it. Aeroplanes like the Supermarine Spitfire had a funnel attached to a pipe, sometimes called a pee tube.