Military Physical Examinations

I volunteered for the draft in 1960. In my physical everyone went through all the stations in their underpants.

Nothing too memorable, with the exception of remembering standing in front of a partition with our underpants down for the genital and testicular exam. You didn't see the face of the examiner. You stood in front of a hole in the partition, and this anonymous person stuck his hand through the hole and fondled your genitals. Seemed really ridiculous at the time, since the doctors who had you bend over and spread your cheeks were not in hiding.

The only truly memorable event was when, after everyone was examined, all of us (100 of so men) were formed together in a large, auditorium-style room, to review all the findings. At this point one of the guys who had been examined was called out to the middle of the room, and told that he needed to have another rectal exam performed on him. This guy was completely traumatized, because now all the other guys were focused on him, watching him be bent over again. I can't be sure because I wasn't close enough, but I am pretty sure he DID get a finger stuck up his butt. So whenever any of you guys think a DRE is embarrassing, just think of what it would be like if you had 100 guys witnessing your rectal exam. JUST SAYIN'. lololol

I joined (RA, all the way) in 1958 and the army didn't seem to have much concern for our privacy. We were lined up facing several guys. I assumed one was a doctor and the others were medics. We were told to drop our underpants then told to skin 'em back and milk 'em down.

At a later exam maybe a year or so done at the post hospital they just had us all naked carrying our paperwork from station to station. By that time most of us didn't give a shit about being naked but it was the same hospital where dependents came and they had us parade from one room out into the main corridor down to another room. That kind of shocked some wives who were out there, especially ones with their kids. One of the married sergeants I worked with said his wife refused to go to the army hospital so he had to pay for her going to the civilian hospital. My GF who was a colonel's daughter said she kind of liked going to the post hospital on the chance she might get to see all those naked guys.

Another time I was there for a back injury and they decided to give me a whirlpool treatment. I had my choice of sitting in there with or without my skivvies. I chose without, who wants to spend the rest of the day dealing with wet skivvies. It never occurred to me they would send in the sexiest blond 18? year old medic to work on my back while I sat in the hot water. She gave me a knowing smile when the inevitable erection popped up.

That was the way the army was when I was in. They did have different standards when it came to female soldiers. I never heard of them being paraded around naked at the hospital.

"Roscoe" : I don't understand well your relation

may be you must give us more details

If you lived in RDA, I presume that you were called for military service and that your first physical examination to check your fitness was at about 18 age when you were still at high school or just graduated ?

Where it took place ? in a military medical center? in a civil location devoted to draft examinations ?

or in a military or civil hospital ?

And how was it performed ? in front of a draft board commission of several persons including non medical persons such as mayors or other civil persons and officers like in France at that time ? or only in front of medic persons?

Was it the first exam that you related with a doctor and a few medics and several guys told to drop their pants?

I presume that you were not already inducted for that exam?

You said that you had one year later an other exam which took place in a post hospital where you had to go from a station to an other one stark naked with only a paperwork and parading naked in corridors in plain view of other dependents coming at the hospital, even women with kids.

It was certainly much embarrassing but you do not say why you had to go to that second physical examination, was it after induction or a second examination of your fitness for military service before induction and in that case at what age and why?

It is rather funny that your girlfriend liked to go to the hospital, hoping that it was a day with physical examinations of young men to see a lot of naked young men but how could she entered without a medical reason ?, only because she was the daughter of an officer? Was he working at the hospital?

Was it a military hospital where civilians could go or a civilian hospital where draftees were send for their physical examinations with a set up decided by military authorities and military doctors?

You do not say but I guess that there was also a lot female nurses to help the doctors during the examination of draftees or walking through the corridors with papers?

The last time when you went to have a whirlpool treatment for a back injury, I presume that you were really inducted that time?

I suppose my first one was almost exactly 60 years ago on December 3 1958. That wasn't much just an entrance exam to determine if you were fit for military service. I wasn't drafted, I joined to get the tech training I wanted. I tried to get in the air force but all they would offer me was jet engine mechanic or military intelligence. So I went to see the army recruiter and they were happy to give me the electronics school of my choice which was a 6 month school. I ended up staying there as an instructor for the rest of my time in service. My first physical after getting in the army was during basic training. That was the "skin 'em back" one. After basic I went to the post where the school was and another physical upon arrival there before starting school. That was the walk around naked one. That hospital was of the old field hospital design with an entrance in the middle of the front side. If you know how they pour pig iron, the design was much like that. The main corridor being the sow and the other rooms looking like piglets suckling off her. Presumably so the enemy couldn't wipe out the whole hospital with a single bomb. To get from one room to another meant walking along the main corridor to whatever room it was so you would meet whomever was entering the hospital. That design served me well after I became an instructor. I was setting up a new classroom with new metal benches. (Only the army would send you metal benches for an electrical equipment lab). So I needed some rubber matting to put on top of it. The hospital had exactly what I needed down the whole length of that front corridor. I got a pickup truck from the motor pool, went back to the school an grabbed a couple "slick sleeves" (privates) and a clipboard and tape measure. Backed up to the main entrance, had them measure off the length I needed, cut it, roll it up and put it in the truck. I never heard anything about the missing floor mat but I bet it would have been hilarious.

My girl had terrible menstrual pains and was a frequent flyer at the hospital. Her father would take her in to try to get her some relief. It was the post hospital where soldiers and dependents went.

My next physical was a few weeks before graduating from tech school. They gave everyone overseas shots and a physical because you were either going to Korea for 13 months or Germany for 2 years. I ended up doing neither as I stayed on as an instructor but my orders didn't come through until a couple weeks after graduation. Instructors orders came from the chief signal officer in Washington not from the local personnel branch. I couldn't stay in the student company after graduating but they didn't know where to put me. No mess hall was getting rations to feed me so they had to beg food for me from mess sergeants and found a bunk for me in an empty barracks building. Eventually I was assigned to one of the instructor companies.

The interview for instructor was fun. I sat down with several other guys who were there for the same reason in the course office. Each one was interviewed for about 30 minutes and we figured it must be some tough interview. I finally went in to meet with the first sergeant of the course and was asked 3 questions. 1) How did you grow a mustache like that? --- I quit shaving and that's what came out. 2) would you like to be an instructor? --- yes. 3) Why? --- I figure that's the best way to really learn something. I was only in there about 3 minutes so I figured I was on my way to "Frozen Chosin". AFIK I was the only one who stayed as an instructor. I never saw any of those other guys again.

Several months before I was supposed to get out of the army some fool started building a wall across Berlin. Woke up one morning with my end of service date CANCELLED along with every other enlisted man in the whole army. Because I would be staying past 3 years I had to get another physical and more shots.

"Roscoe" Thanks for your long and funny answer

I have made a mistake about the country of your examinations : I believed that it was in East Germany (RDA in French), so it explains some of my questions

I understand better if it was In the United States and if you have joined volontarily the army before the draft.

I understand also better your second examination even if I am surprised that the army did not care to shock some women civilians by the view of naked young men soldiers parading in the nude.

Also that for your girl friend, she went to the hospital for health reason, not just to have the pleasure to see a lot of naked young men, it was just a consequence of her coming.

A little humor from 50 yrs ago

When we went up for a pre draft physical-----in 69 we were naked part time and in underwear part time. finally we were naked and in rows----Every row had to bend over at the same time and spread their butt--so we saw each row ahead of us as did the rows behind us----In the midst of this odd thing I found a little odd humor----An enlisted man went with the doc--and shined a flashlight up each guy's spread butt crack----As I looked at him I thought ===years from now----when your children ask "what did you do in the war?" You will answer "I shined a flashlight up 10,00- guys butt cracks" I hope thye did not assign the same guy the same job every day!

That sounds like the standard issue military physical of that day. I forgot about the bend over and spread 'em.

I had to undergo such an examination in the 1980s when I was 18 years old. The waiting boys had to undress - we were only in pants. We were called to the second room. We were wondering if you would have to strip naked. In the second large room were doctors, officers and clerks - women.

The doctor (female) routinely examined us - eyesight, hearing, blood pressure, height, weight, etc. A second doctor (male) was interviewing us. During the interview, it was asked among others and the question - do you have testicles? After this question, I was sure that the genitals would not be examined. Then I was sent away behind screens in the corner.

There was a doctor, a woman in her thirties (!). First, she told me to touch my nose with a finger (neurological test). Then she told me to take my pants off. When I dropped my panties obediently down, I couldn't look at her face. I looked down like an innocent virgin and then saw her put on rubber gloves ...

After a while I stood apart and the doctor felt my scrotum. Then I had to lie on my back and had my penis examined. Then the doctor left and I wanted to put on my panties. It wasn't the end of the examination, she went to fool her finger with something slippery ... A moment later I was on all fours, and she was examining me through the rectum (for the first time in my life I was so examined).

When I was around 18-19 first year student nurse, I was sent to military centre to get work experience. Usually I was helping doctor by filling forms and documents, back then everything was hand writen, did not really have much of computers. So by the end of the day would be pile of documents.

One morning when I came to this centre I was assigned to room 54 or 56, do not exactly remember the number. When I went there, I saw the sign on that room: 'rectal exams'. I said to myself: this is going to be interesting day.

I knocked on the door and heard male doctor voice: come in. I entered exam room and I saw male doctor in his 50s. He asked my name. I said: Marina, I am assigned here today.

He asked me: ever seen DRE performed? My reply was: no. He said: we do not do anything complicated here, just quick DRE and added: you will help me to put new gloves on for each guy and help with lube, another nurse will be taking notes. Soon another nurse came in, she was too student nurse. Then doctor told me: go into halway and get first recruit in. I did as I was told.

Doctor took time with first guy, so he could show me how he perfoms DRE, so i could learn something new.

Since all guys in hallway already were in their underwear only it did not take much take to get first guy ready for his DRE. Doctor told me to open cabinet and get box of gloves and tube of vaseline. The guy was then told to follow doctor to exam table. I got box of gloves and vaseline and placed that on smal trolley next to exam table, other nurse was standing there, ready to take notes.

Doctor then asked guy to drop his underwear down to his ankles and bend over, while he was doing that I helped doctor with gloves. Then doctor sticked his index finger into air and said to me: lube. I quickly squeed vaseline on his finger. Doctor came to guy and said: deep breath and slid his finger in, rotated and removed, it took about 10-15 seconds I guess.

The guy then told his name to nurse who was standing there taking notes, doctor told her: all is clear.

Doctor tosses his gloves in the bin. Guy pulled his underwear and I followed him into hallway to get another one in. I guess that day I have seen about 100 guys to get their DRE.

I had to go for army medical exam at 18 years old, because army military service was at this time obligatory. I already wrote a short text here a few years ago, but some people here asked me to write it more detailed. All guys who reached 18 years had to go for this recruit exam. Some guys who were not able to join army last year had to go again, so it was possible to meet here guys also one or two years older.

At 18 years old I was not used to be nude among other guys, I saw other guys in underwear at locker room at P.E. lesson, but almost nobody takes a shower or nobody were nude during changing clothes, at least underwear was always on.

Recruit exam had a two part. The first part people from the army said a few words about the importance of army in our republic. We were together in s room and with our normal clothes, we also watched a short video about army. At the end of this part we got a very short instruction for the second part, which was the medical exam.

From a start we had to undress to underwear in a large hall and were separated into small groups of 3 or 4 guys. In this small group we had to go to the exam room. I felt very shy and uncomfortable because I have never been in underwear among so many guys in a hall for a long time. But the shyest I felt in an exam room because there were not only man´s staff but also woman staff too. This was one of the biggest reasons why I felt very uncomfortable. Doctors – two men and one woman examined us from head to toe. There were also 2 people from army and one person who did secretary. So together 6 people, but 3 of them were women and I felt very very shy and nervous.

From a start of the exam the head of commission told again instruction and information about exam like we had to do everything that was said, speak only when somebody asks us and answers all question truly. He said that examination is according to the law obligatory and there is no exception. If somebody refused this exam, can get a fine and had to go again, and if it would be more time go in front of the court.

Exam started with checking eyes. I had to go to the corner of the room and started read letters on the wall. Of course I was only in briefs. Other guys with me had to do the same, one by one. Next was hearing control, so again one doctor said sentence and I had to repeat it. Then it continued with other exams like checking breathing, thyroid control, measuring and so on. During all exam I felt that especially women there watching it very carefully. Next was neurological and orthopedic exams like checking reflexes, go forward and back, stay on one leg, squats, lean forward or give hands to foot without bend legs and similar. All exams we had to do in a group, still in underwear. If some parts of exam weren´t done as doctors expected or exactly according to instructions they became a little angry.

During exam we were asked to take off underwear. So I had to take off, the other guys did the same because we had to do it. I didn´t want it, but I had. Since this time we were completely nude in front of not only man doctors but also woman doctor, one woman assistant and one woman from army. I felt very very nervous and shy. It was absolutely strange for me to stand very closed to other naked guys in a line. Of course everybody who was there could compare each detail on our body because we had to stay in a line for genital exam. I could compare the size of penis of other guys who were there and my penis was the smallest. I remember that one guy had only a little big penis than me, but third had absolutely more size. I became more and more shy. I had to retract foreskin, but doctor did again because he said that I retracted it a little, then was also a cough test. After the doctor told to turn round, lean forward and use hand to spread anus. He had a lubrication gel and gave finger into me. After it, I think that the exam is over and I wanted to take on underwear, but the head of the commission said that is not allowed to take on clothes, exam has not finished yet. Doctors also take our weight and height, all of this was done nude too.

At the end of exam we had to stay in front of the commission, still nude, they asked about our future plan, if we would like to study at university or what type of job army we would like to do. They also did some exams again if they were not satisfied or were unsure about the results. I had to again give my hand to legs, another guy who had problem with reading letters had to again read letters on the wall totally nude. I remember that I told the head of the commission that I would like to continue studying at university and don´t want to join army. He became very angry. At the end of exam they told us that all us pass this exam and are able to join the army. After it was allowed to take underwear on and leave the room.

On the one way I was lucky that I am healthy, on the other hand, I felt angry, shy and humiliated by this exam. I think that other guys at the class at secondary school who had a similar exam were shy too because almost nobody would like to tell about. I remember that girls in class interesting very much about this exam and had big fun from it.

Later I discussed recruit exam with other guys, many of them were from other states, some of them were similar, some of them had exam in bigger group than me or had to be nude all time. A lot of them found that very unpleasant for them was a rectal exam. For me was the worst women staff there and standing at attention nude in front of all people who were at the commission.

In general receiving a physical exam as part of a group process is very interesting on so many levels. The anticipation of being next as well as viewing your fellow examinees lined up in their underpants. Most of us, though maybe not likely to admit it, would be checking out the other guy's bulge and how he appears once his briefs disappear! Of course, the closer you get to the doctor, one's emotions likely take over along with the sudden awareness that you are bare as the cold air hits your butt! This is the moment of truth and self awareness as you feel the doctor evaluating your genitals, feeling the gentle pressure on each testicle, and turning your head to cough. Before long, he has your cheeks spread wide; there is the dab of the ky and long insertion of his finger. Maybe you rise up on your toes or gasp; most likely, there is a clenching. I often shut my eyes. Having others witness such a personal endeavor has to be one for the memory banks!

My first real job/work placement as a nurse was in military medical center in end of Soviet era. At that time most of professions if not all after graduating were assigned for few years to specific work places, after that one could look for another job.

So my first full time job was in this military medical/health center.

I have seen guys mainly to get their physical exams, head to toe and also some females too, who were working in military as nurses, cooks etc.

I still remember twice a year long lines of new recruits standing in hallways and waiting for their exams. During other time it was mainly used for various treatment of soldiers who already were serving.

While working there I seen almost all possible medical examinations including genital, rectal/prostate exams. First rectal exam I have seen was done in bending over position. Doctor was male in his late 50s. I was perhaps in 20. Some of recruits/soldiers were required to get enemas done before their physical exams, that usually would mean full rectal exam including anoscope/proctoscope. Sometimes I would give then enemas and other times I would be helping doctor by lubing his finger or instrument/inviting patients into exam rooms and even holding down some uncooperative guys.

Feel free to ask me more about my experience in this medical center

My first real job/work placement as a nurse was in military medical center in end of Soviet era. At that time most of professions if not all after graduating were assigned for few years to specific work places, after that one could look for another job.

So my first full time job was in this military medical/health center.

I have seen guys mainly to get their physical exams, head to toe and also some females too, who were working in military as nurses, cooks etc.

I still remember twice a year long lines of new recruits standing in hallways and waiting for their exams. During other time it was mainly used for various treatment of soldiers who already were serving.

While working there I seen almost all possible medical examinations including genital, rectal/prostate exams. First rectal exam I have seen was done in bending over position. Doctor was male in his late 50s. I was perhaps in 20. Some of recruits/soldiers were required to get enemas done before their physical exams, that usually would mean full rectal exam including anoscope/proctoscope. Sometimes I would give then enemas and other times I would be helping doctor by lubing his finger or instrument/inviting patients into exam rooms and even holding down some uncooperative guys.

Feel free to ask me more about my experience in this medical center

hi id like to ask you a few questions about Russia ? but your profile doesnt accept this ?

I had one when I was 17 and had to do national service.

19 of us were marched over to the gym and told told to take a shower. After we had dried ourselves off we expected to get dressed but were led down a corridor into the gym.

There were a number of desks with lots of people in white coats and nurses - female nurses and we were naked. We had to go to each desk and had bloods, bp heart etc, in short what you would have done at the doctors. Finally we had to stand in a line and one by one we had an hernia test. I never understood why it was done in that manner other than control, but I did know that all the nurses lined up to watch us, and several of the boys got erections.

I can remember my first military med check up it wasnt anything special just line,check b/p,heart,check your balls,and that was that defo didnt get a

hard on,that must have been short of recruits so they didnt check us over to finely lol

It was great and then you have to lean back and walk a crab on your arms and legs behind you. and I think those were the fastest phlebotomists that I ever had I just got walked up and before I knew she was getting blood it was done. Spend the whole day with 200 guys in your underwear

"ramdom-bi " what was the country where you had a physical examination as related at 17 age for national service ?

If you were naked after the shower group, how and by whom were you supervised for the walk in a corridor until the gym where took place the examination with a lot of desks and medical stations ?

You said that there was a lot of persons ? can you be more precised in the description of the set up ?

At the end for the hernia check with a line of young teenagers of 17 age all stark naked and a doctor checking them one by one, why did you say that the nurses lined up to watch your examination ?, does it mean that all the nurses of other medical stations came in front of the line just to watch you ?

Why do you write that you were surprised by that manner to do a hernia check ? because you were all a group lined in the nude to be checked one by one ? how would you have done it better otherwise ?

it seems that you had not a genital exam ? nor a rectal exam while bending over and spreading your butt to let a doctor-male or female- look at your crack as it was done usually at the army?

MedsestraOlga"

I have a lot of questions about your experience as a nurse for first full time job at 20 age at a military medical center with of course a great number of draftees to examin regularly at spring and autumn draft campaign at the end of the soviet area union but before I need to have much more details about your job and the set up of the examinations at that center? how old were they? did they seem embarrassed to be examined in front of you who were as young as them ?

I appeciate very much if you relate with details what you did and how it was carried on in that military medical center for the draftees from the beginning to the end of the draft process?

You write that you have seen also some females too, who were working in military as nurses, cooks etc.

Was it the same set up for the women who were volonteers to join the army as nurses or cooks than for the guys? I presume that it was obviously different for draftees because they were too much numerous and the process might be that of a group exam?

And that you " still remember twice a year long lines of new recruits standing in hallways and waiting for their exams" so I presume that it was for the draft campaign.

How were dressed or undressed the line of new recruits in hallway waiting for their exams? how were they supervised and by whom? what was your job exactly? What was the most enjoyable part of their exam for you? Were you amused by the sight of the draftees and their embarrassment or compassionate to the disregard of their privacy ?

Did the male doctor perform also rectal exams with enemas to draftees ? or did he checked only their rectal area visually while the draftees were bending over ? With draftees, did he used also anoscope / proctoscope or was it only for soldiers more aged with health issues ?

What do you mean by "holding down uncooperative guys "?

I only had a military exam once: it was for my military service although, in the end, I never had to enter the service since it was abolished very soon after.

I was 17 at the time, and very nervous about the whole thing. I had expected that it would be conducted with a large group of guys undressed, but actually it was not. In reality it turned out that although we started with a group of about 15 guys for an intoduction movie, soon after everybody got an individual scheme of where to report at what time. For me, my last station was at the doctor. Until that time I was fully dressed, but once I entered the doctors office I had to undress right away to my undies. Besides the doctor there was nobody else present in the exam room. The physical exam was very thorough and took quite some time. About half way, the doctor lowered my undies to my ankles and asked me to step out of them. For the remainder of the exam I was completely nude (and hard). It was one of my most memorables physicals 😃

"Tygr601" :

In what country did you had that physical examination for still mandatory military service at 18 age ?

It was common in a recent past before the end of the 90's because there was still a military service in many countries with a physical examination when you reached 18 age.

For some points of your relation, it could have been in France but not all in my opinion ( when there was still a draft board commission, the members were at least 10 and often rather 12 ) , or in Germany but not sure because the intimate exam was according to a lot of relations of german guys performed in privacy in an examination room one by one draftee just in front of a male or mainly a female doctor assisted by a female nurse or secretary, nothing to compare with your commission.

I believe that it was rather in an eastern country?

The first part of your exam was pretty usual, we had the same in France at pre-induction military medical center in the last 60's, the administrative parts and tests about writing and reading and knowledges and a lecture about the importance of the army in our republic too and a short video about army for a very group of draftees always completely dressed with their normal clothes.

Your second part is different of all I have known, first you were allowed to keep your underwear while you had to stay naked since the beginning after a shower and you said that there was not only man's staff but also woman staff while I had not seen a woman staff when I was examined.

You declared that you felt uncomfortable because there was a huge number of guys wearing only an underwear in the hall where it took place, how much ?

one hundred ? or less or more?

You said that there was six persons in the commission to watch your examination and among them three women : a doctor, an assistant ( may be a secretary or a nurse? how was she clothed? like a civilian person or in army clothes or with a lab coat?) and one person from the army, and three men , two doctors and one person of the army.

And you were like others examined from head to toes by doctors in front of the 6 persons.

The instructions given to draftees by the head of commission were rather usual ; to do everything that was said, speak only when somebody asked something to you and to answer all questions truly. It was common and logical !

And you could be lucky to have to read letters on the wall wearing still a brief ! I was naked even for the eyes test in France.

Did you were called one by one, so that all guys could watch your examination as well as the six members of the commission, I mean once you had finished the eyes test, did you go to an other exam or did you wait that all guys had finished their eyes test in front of you before going to the next exam ?

When you said that during all exam you felt that the three women there were watching the young guys very carefully, how did you had noticed that?

Anyway, for the woman doctor, it was rather normal, and for the two other women, may be it was true because they liked to see young men in underwears and under control, may be it was just an impression because you were nervous and uncomfortable.

You could be lucky to be still wearing underwears for the ortopaedic exams "like checking reflexes, go forward and back, stay on one leg, squats, lean forward or give hands to foot without bend legs and similar" because they were often performed in the nude to have a better look on the way your body moved . I am not surprised that these exams were performed in group which was the usual way for them.

In France there was a long and thorough inpection of the spine first right in front of the doctor by back with standing straight while he made his fingers slide slowly all along the spine from the neck to the cletch of the buttocks, then bending over until waist, and after bending completely until touching the ankles or toes with crack of the buttocks opened to his view while the doctor was patting slightly on some spots of the spine and then lifting up again after having received a good slap on the buttocks with instruction to do it. Secondly we had to walk a few steps to go at a short distance from the doctor and to do the same movments of the body. After and only after a while of exposure of our naked body to the view of the audience including the crack of the bottocks, we could come back.

After you said that if some parts of exam weren´t done as doctors expected or exactly according to instructions they became a little angry. It wqas usual , Nothing surprising !

Then you were asked ( rather instructed than asked in my opinion !) to take off underwear. You would have certainly expected it at a while of the exam, it was standard part of the process !

And no reluctance to take them off was tolerated, it was normal at a military center where young guys had to obey to instructions without hesitation !.

So from that time you were stark naked in front of the six persons including three women. I presume that it was very embarassing since two of them were not medical persons !

How much guys were naked together in line? and the genital exam was performed by a doctor in public. Was it in front of the other guys and members of the commission?

And with some usual exams such as retractation of the foreskin for which the doctor was not satisfied when you did it and did it again himself.

I presume that it increased your embarrassment because it raised awareness of the audience on your body..

Then you had the akward but pretty common visual inspection of the anus area with turning around, bending over, leaning forward and spreading buttocks with your hands. In fact it was not only a visual inspection since the doctor inserted a finger in your anus but it was not unusal at military physical examination ( I had that exam also but sitting on a table on all fours ). Who was the doctor who performed that exam ?, the woman doctor or one of the two male doctors ?

Did you were visible by all the other guys and members of commission while the doctor did your rectal exam ? Did you were instructed to turn around in front of them with butt exposed to their view ?

Then it was not finished and you were weighted and heighted being still stark naked .

I remember well how I was embarrassed to climb up on the scale being stark naked with a strong slap of a military doctor on my buttocks and an other one after to climb down when he had read the results, it was forbidden to move before being slapped. If one guy was climbing down too fast before receiving the slap on his buttocks, he might climb up again on the scale, stand with hands on his sides without moving for a while waiting for a slap which was stronger and one on each cheek of the buttocks to learn him to obey to instructions without taking any initiative.

Did you were weighted one by one all in plain view after the rectal exam ? .

Afeter at the end of the exam, yousaid that you had to stay in front of the commission, still nude, to answer questions about your future plan, if you we would like to study at university or what type of job army you would like to do. It was the same for us in front of the draft board commission.

I do not understand what could be some exams they wanted to do again if they were not satisfied , For instance, what does it mean for you to" have to again give your hands to legs" does it mean that you had to lean over again ?

I understand more easily for the guy who had problem with reading letters and might read letters again on the wall totally nude.

You said that you remember that you told the head of the commission that you would like to continue studying at university and don´t want to join army and that he became very angry. In my opinion, he might be used to hear that.

You said that at the end of exam they told you that all you pass this exam and were able to join the army. aIt was common !

It was always strange to hear the decision of the commission while you were standing stark naked hands on your sides as it was ordered in front of the members of the commission.

I presume that for the three women, even it could be boring to watch at such a great number of naked young men, it was also a pleasure like something which was not possible for all women since to have the opportunity to look at young men in the nude and during a rather long time frontally and by back was a real privilege. I presume that they appreciate, especially the two women who were not doctors to look at healthy young men of mostly 18 age with a few older ones of one or two years with a cute body. And they could lok at them with curiosity without any embarassmment, it was a good job!

It is funny that no classmate of your class at high school who had a similar exam for military service would like to talk about it but I understand that attitude due to embarrassment.

I presume that in family, your father or uncle or grand father would ask you about how you were examined to compare with their own exams and women adults were also curious about it.

In France it was often discussed at family meets even if the young men who would soon report in front of the draft board or those who were coming back from it did not like to talk about it, it was so well know by all adults including women and girls that the young men of 18 age were examined stark naked in group in front of all members of the draft board commission that it was not considered as inappropriate to relate it. Generally the women laughed at the idea of a line of young men naked and parading in front of the members of the commission. There was no compassion for the shyest boys who were embarassed since it was a tradition admitted by all. The most vivid memory of my father and my uncle was the end of the examination when they were still back to the members of the commission and the expected slap that they received on their buttocks while the military doctor declared to all members that he found them fit for mitary service ( I said that the slap on the buttocks was expected because each adult of my family had the same experience, it was really part of the procedure as a tradition!)

I was in an only boys school, so there was no talk with girls at school about our exams but you said that you remember that girls in class were interesting very much about this exam and had big fun from it.

How could they know how it was performed if no boy talked about it ?

I can easily imagine how some malicious girls were teasing boys about that exam even if they had only heard some rumors about it ? The idea that boys were examined in public in line completely naked without any privacy and questioned in the nude by a commission including women might be hilarious for them who as girls were never submitted to that humiliation.

May be some had male cousins or brothers who had been questioned about it at family? or a boyfriend ? or for instance the Pe teacher ( in high school our Pe teacher who was a former military man was often talking of our future physical examination in the nude in group for military service to make us strip completely and keep our arms on the sides of our bodies instead of trying to hide our genitals by crossing them in front when we were instructed to go to the shower area after a Pe lesson or when he supervised us at the locker room before the annual mandatory school examination.

I agree with the guys with whom you have discussed later about military physical examination ;: it could have ben a bigger group, it could have been in the nude for all the examination and the more unpleasant part was the rectal exam or like for you the worst was women staff being there when you were standing at attention nude in front of all people who were at the commission.

It left you a vivid memory of that examination, something that you will never forget , a life is a mixed of good memories and bad memories!

" ladydre 74"

It is funny that when you were around 18-19 first year student nurse, you were sent to military center to get work experience.

And that after a first experience of admistrative tasks to help doctors, you were eventually assigned one morning to a room where took place rectal exams to assist and help a male doctor ( it would have been still more funny if ut had been a woman doctor !). Funny to know that there was an other young nurse present to take notes, so that each guy was examined rectally in front of two student nurses. Not sure that they were pleased when they entered and discovered it since it was the part of examination which seemed always the worst akward part to young men.

You said that the new recruits were already undressed in underwear in the hallway, were they a great number? sitting on benches or standing straight? supervised by a staff member or left alone for waiting ?

Were they draftees submitted to examination for check their fitness for military service or volonteers to join the army ? how old were they mostly?

Did you notice if they were anxious or embarrassed at the idea of that special exam when you called them one by one and came with them to the examination room ? did you think that they knew what was a DRE or was it a surprise?

You said that the doctor took his time to do a DRE so that you learned something new that day, and besides you could watch at a lot of naked young men since they were told by the doctor to drop their underwear down to their ankles very soon once entered in the exam room. Even if I think that the doctor might have instructed to the recruits to remove completely their underwears because a DRE was more easy with a naked guy.

Anyway you had seen the butts of about 100 guys that day when they get their DRE. Not bad for a student nurse, better than administrative tasks!

You had something to relate to your close friends ! and something to laugh all together!

Esaterman:

I was at recruit exam a few days after 18 years old. The state is in the middle Europa – Czech. Before recruit exam there were not showering. We had to take off clothes before go to the exam room in a hall. To exam room was allowed to go only in underwear. At the place where was necessary to take off clothes were not more than 30 guys. It was all guys who were with me at the first part of recruit where was presentation about army. Secretary has closed like a civilian person, only people from army had army clothes.

The examination was done a way that everybody had eyes test than continue next exam. So it means that usually one guy was only examined and other was waiting. But sometimes not, one guy had test, second guy too and only one was waiting. So it means that many exams were done in front all people there. I know that I should be lucky that I didn´t have to be nude for orthopedic exams because this situation was at orthopedic exam very typical.

For genital exam I had to stay in a line with other guys. So everybody could compare our body, penis, just everything. Rectal exam was done by male doctor. Doctor asked to turn round, so all staff there could see everything.

At the end of exam I had to give again my finger to the legs because for the first time during exam I could not give my finger to the legs without bend my legs a little. And doctors were not satisfied, so that was the reason when I had to it again completely nude in front of everybody.

Some girl schoolmates had an older boyfriend, that was the reason why many girls heart about this army exam and what is usually done here. I was not used to be nude in public, because after P.E. lesson showering was not obligatory and almost nobody took a shower. For me was not the worst rectal exam, but female staff there, because I felt very very shy in front of them. But I agree with the sentence that you wrote, that this exam was a mixed of good and bad memories.

At my military examination we had to strip down to our bathing trunks or sports trunks in a large changing room. During the first part of the examination, such as measuring, weighing, etc. I was able to keep my swimming trunks on.

During the second part, in a separate room, a doctor and a doctor's female assistant were present. First the back and joints were examined, the stomach was palpated on a couch, then it was said to get up again and there were instructions to take off your swimming trunks and lie them on a chair. So I stood there naked, which was quite uncomfortable for me, especially in front of the doctor's female assistant. The doctor felt thoroughly

my testicles and my penis, then I had to pull my foreskin back, and he found a slight phimosis.

In the end I had to bend over and pull my buttocks apart slightly, which was particularly embarrassing for me.

After that I was then led into an adjoining room, where the "drafting committee" sat, three men behind a table. I had to stand in front of the men for 5 minutes. They stared at my naked body and then gave me the result of the examination. Then I went back, put my swimming trunks back on, and the examination was over.

Hi all!

This is my first post to this site and I haven`t written anything this long in English for quite a while, so I apologize in advance my awkwardly rusty English grammar.

I would also like to share my military examination experience that happened when I was 19.

I entered into Finnish military service at January 2003. The Artillery Brigade to be exact. Our unit had the medical examination during the first week of service. Because the new recruits weren`t allowed to do anything that caused physical strain before they had been examined, the examinations were carried out as soon as possible. So one morning after the breakfast we were commanded back into the barrack and there sergeant announced that the examinations will start in an hours time. He ordered us to take a shower before it, and emphasized us to wash our dicks too. The dress code for the examination was army issued green t-shirt, black sports shorts and flip flops.

After we had showered and gotten the right gear on we formed a line in the corridor and our newly ranked corporals started leading us towards the medical ward that was located behind an maze of doors and corridors.

At the ward, there were several different examination stations, manned by the medic corporals. We went through vaccination, height, weight and blood pressure measuring, hearing test, eye and color vision test. Final stage was the military doctors examination.

There were two doctors and they both had a separate rooms, we lined outside and they called us by name. My name came up, and I entered the examination room. The doctor was an older man in his 60s.

I was asked to sit down as he checked my pre-induction medical records. When it was completed, I was told to take the t-shirt off. He listened my lungs and after it I had to lie down on the examination table where my stomach was palpated. He checked also my spine as I reached my fingers to my toes.

And finally came the "drop the shorts" moment. Soon I was standing completely naked in the middle of the room. He sat down on a stool in front of me. Hernia check up was first. Cough... harder, and again. After it he rolled the testicles between his fingers one by one. Then he took the penis in his hand and pulled the foreskin as far back it went and thoroughly examined and palpated the glans.

It was embarrassing and yet exciting at the same. Luckily I didn`t get fully erect, but it was close.

I was told to put clothes on again and to go back to the corridor where I waited until all recruits from our unit were examined and we were marched back to our section of the barrack.

Since that episode I`ve had an interest towards medical examinations. If here`s any other Finns who have experienced the same, please share your stories too.

The dress code for the examination was army issued green t-shirt, black sports shorts and flip flops.

@Mikey83 Thanks for sharing this story and welcome on zity.

I have a question: did you have any underwear under the shorts? If so was it yours or one provided by the army?

Yeah, I had briefs under the shorts. They were mine, army underwear felt like they were made of sandpaper. Personal underwear was allowed as long they werent bright yellow or anything like that loud.

@Mikey83 Thanks for sharing this story and welcome on zity.

I have a question: did you have any underwear under the shorts? If so was it yours or one provided by the army?

I mentioned my first army physical, when a female physician asked me to lower my briefs and palpated my testicles. In retrospect, there was something weird.

1. I took a second army physical and there was no examination of the testicles.

2. When I mentioned this jokingly to men who underwent the same kind of physical in other locations, most seemed surprised that I underwent a testicle palpation. Only one had the same examination.

So it seems that checking the testicles was a kind of local policy of that physician and she was a minority in doing that.

I now wonder if that physician was having a little fun at the expense of the boys who needed a positive examination result.

(There were also girls undergoing the examination, but they did not mention a gynecological examination. However, I also doubt that if they had undergone one they would have discussed it with the boys.)

Military doctors may palpate the testicles because they think it is useful in preventing cancer, without a requirement of the military regulations, so they do so out of professional conscience.

At my army physical, the doctor didn't do it, he just checked that I didn't have any hernias. Fortunately, I have never had testicular problems, but in retrospect, I have never had them palpated from the age of 10 to 55.

@Woyzeck,

In France, rumor went that, if you had only one testicle, you were rejected by the army, because they were afraid they would have to compensate you if you loose it during the service.

In France, rumor went that, if you had only one testicle, you were rejected by the army, because they were afraid they would have to compensate you if you loose it during the service.

@Svensson

Yes, it could be true, but a visual check may be sufficient to verify that the conscript has two testicles, without the need to palpate them. I think the conscripts who had only one would have informed the doctors themselves in order to be exempted, unless they absolutely wanted to join the army.

It seems that now, when the army is no longer mandatory in many countries, those who want to enlist are mostly worried that they will not be selected when it was previously the opposite. They are therefore ready to undergo these intimate examinations.