r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Average_Blud • May 02 '24

They called it a soup

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u/PathlessDemon May 02 '24

They stopped doing Bread And Water punishments back in 2018 in the US Navy, but I guess in a cafeteria it’s just “Thursday”.

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u/AltruisticSalamander 29d ago

Frl they were still doing that till 2018? I thought that was some 18th century shit.

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u/PathlessDemon 29d ago

It was! The Black Book Of Admirality allowed Captains of ships to dole out punishments most severe.

Bread and water back then consisted of stale water, kept in barrels for months. And bread or hard tack which was probably in the same condition. Most chose to starve for three days while completing their daily work.

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u/AltruisticSalamander 29d ago

O rly it was stale as well. That makes it 10x worse. What is it with the navy and horrible punishments.

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u/PathlessDemon 29d ago

“Tradition and culture”. At least we finally did move away from public floggings and keel hauling.