A lot of military infantry training involves getting extremely muddy / sandy / dirty etc. – how does their laundry cope with it all?

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Lots of military training seems to get participants even dirtier than the kids in detergent advertisements – how do military personnel manage all this washing and ironing to get them looking immaculate again? How do their machines cope with all the grime?

I have clothes that, no matter what, will never get shiny white again – do militaries just throw this sort of stuff away knowing it’ll never be appropriate for the parade ground again?

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Dirt and grime actually isn’t particularly difficult to clean for even just a home washing machine, in fact thats what your laundry soap is meant to clean and whisk away, dirt, grime and such.

The difficult stuff to clean is things that heavily stain, such as blood, oil, and wine. Dirt is easy

Second, battle uniforms are more like your workout and everyday clothes, they aren’t your formal or even semi-formal sorta “business casual” or parade uniforms. Military members tend to have a bunch of different uniforms for different occasions, and 3-5 sets of their daily wear (such as fatigues)

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