Originally Posted by
kimbal
Not sure of your type of military unit. I know that when I was in during the 80's in the 1/10 Cav and later Delta Co. 3/34 Armor , we moved a lot while in the field (opfor unit, war games etc). because of this we often were careful about how much water we used. So usually we bought a cheap electric that ran off batteries at the PX. Not a real close shave but kept the NCO's and brass off your ass. Sometimes I used my regular gillette cartridge razor. Under such conditions this fits the need the best in many soldiers opinion including mine. This was common practice when I was in. I know that thos is not necassarily what people want to read on a straight razor forum but it was the most practical way to shave under the circumstance. Please also understand that people training in the field in combat arms units often went 2-3 days with no sleep. Just part of the training.
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