@Devil Doc, report please! You can type while you have your mouth filled with bread, rice or milk.
Though we have veered sharply off tear gas and MommaFalcon’s concern, I will hope that these are not the Nepalese Snakebite chilis, long skinny green or red bumpy peppers. I ate some in Hong Kong once during a port visit, was told they were some kind of green beans, during a festive dinner with shipmates. I could have beaten a Game of Thrones dragon’s best fire-breath. There’s also a milder small globe-shaped one.
As to military culture and lifestyle, for aspiring junior officers here, one of the best aspects of a military career is the broadening of your world view, and your experiences with other cultures/customs/foods/people. I would not trade the places I have been, even the armpits, for anything.
As to the tear gas thing, MommaFalcon can now be assured that her son is now confident he can handle exposure to gases like that, understand what’s happening, know he’ll get through it and retain his composure in a real-life situation. It’s training, training, training that allows military people to sort through what’s happening in volatile situations and come up with a course of action. To wit, Capt Sullenberger landing (not crashing) on the Hudson River. USAFA ‘73. Bet he did tear gas training, and in those days, parents were removed from images of that.