I'd rather have a fly swatter

So it looks like tomorrow the army is going to “dip” our new uniforms, whether we like it or not. In the morning they are going to soak three of our four sets of uniforms in the insect repellent DEET. Most of us (including most of our immediate leadership) are not too keen on the idea. It doesn’t seem to me that spending 15 sweaty hours a day in chemically coated clothing can be very good for you. Many an article and study (such as this and this) tie soldier’s exposure to a combination of DEET and a few other chemicals to a particular sort of nervous system damage known as Gulf War syndrome. Sweeeeet. I can’t wait to try on my new brain scrambling duds!