"Short Arm" Inspection

A question for those who served in military, probably no later than Vietnam War.

Do you remember these charming events?

If so, were the performed for legitimate medical purposes, or just part "enjoyable basic" training experience?

Fairly frequent event onboard ships in the navy to prevent the spread of crabs. No big deal.

Having a student deferment I went thru 3 pre-induction physical exams, two courtesy of my draft board and a third for ROTC. I have vague memories of the medics or doctors squeezing my dick as they "pawed my plumbing" and performed the hernia exams.

On the day I reported for induction, we didn't really receive any medical examination but rather more of a nude medical inspection. About 30 or 40 of us, mostly draftees but some enlisting, formed a big circle and the received mostly an "eyeball" inspection from the medics and Docs. They asked if anyone had any changes in our medical situation since our last pre-induction physical exam, which could have occurred as long as a year ago.

Many of us, myself included, were taken by surprise with the order to "Skin em back and milk em down". Most of us were circumcised so had nothing to skin back and I am convinced several men thought the milk em down meant to masturbate. Watching others in the circle fiddle with their dicks provided little insight as to what was expected. It seemed like forever when the medics finally gave instructions for us to "start at the top of our shafts and squeeze them down nice and pretty".

I am convinced the AFEES staff deliberately gave the skin em back and milk em down" order knowing that some didn't have a clue what was expected and they were amused to watch their reactions. Anyway, by the end of basic training everyone became proficient in performing this task

I was in the navy during the early 80s and we never had this done. At least not on the ship I was stationed on. The only way something like this would have happened on board was if you reported to the medical deck with a issue. But I will say after leaving certain ports the clap line extended from the medical deck to the mess deck. And I was on a aircraft carrier, it was along line. I can honestly say I was lucky enough never to have to stand in that line.

Hearing "Milk them down" would definitely get a different reaction from me than I think they intended. Would be fun! May need to talk to my play group about recreating that scenario.