2006-06-27 11:38:59 · 16 answers · asked by Beaujock 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
or is it only an urban legend?
2006-06-27 11:40:54 · update #1
I had a friend in the 80's who said she sprinkled it on her husbands food every night because he was over sexed and she hated it. She swore it worked, but I never believed her.
2006-06-27 11:52:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Urban legend
2006-06-27 18:43:23 · answer #2 · answered by davidmi711 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Salt peter was rumored to be in the scrambled eggs at Navy boot camp in 1975, but it wasn't true.
My service week was spent in the galley as a mess cook and I watched them cook the eggs. No salt peter was put in them at all.
The company commanders never denied the rumor to f*ck with our minds, I think.
2006-06-27 19:05:00 · answer #3 · answered by abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Saltpeter, or salt petre, is comprised of sodium nitrate and potassium nitrate. It has been noted by several naturopathic doctors, that excessive amounts of sodium can upset the male hormonal system, making men either apathetic or excessively horny. The effects are hard to predict, and it can be poisonous.
But if you are referring to boot camp, No. Saltpeter wasn't used.
2006-06-27 18:43:19 · answer #4 · answered by crazylikemrrogers 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the recruits sex drive is curbed by being exausted!
2006-06-28 02:51:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes in small doses the military has used it not sure about during boot camp, It's also one of the chemicals used in cigarettes.
2006-06-27 18:44:03 · answer #6 · answered by youngscrn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I went thru Marine Corps Boot Camp in the 70's, and it was rumered to be at the time, I doubt it, all they needed to do was keep us dead tired.
2006-07-03 21:43:39 · answer #7 · answered by Jay A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it was a long time ago. Back durring WWII but not anymore
2006-06-27 18:41:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't know it is absolutly true but up untill the 80's i understand it was used in the Navy
2006-06-27 18:44:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-06-27 18:41:26 · answer #10 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋