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marmaduke | 20:50 Tue 31st May 2005 | Jobs & Education
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Why are newly-recruited soldiers asked to cough while having their testicles cupped?
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I suppose the doctors are checking for hernias. My doctor checks me that way each year. Funny, I never really asked why. Perhaps I should!

anything to do with a perforated diaphragm??

Strangely i was once asked to strip down at a medical for a new job and the doctor asked me to close my eyes after making me stand at a particular place in the room. All other workers remember having been asked to do the same. I reckon they took a picture at that point and when we discussed it most of the poeple were annoyed at the subterfuge employed.

It's to check for abnormality of the testicles, such as undescended testicle . Coughing makes it easier for the doc to feel whether things are in the right place.Ahem!
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Why should they care about an undescended testicle? Could the enemy use it to their advantage?
undescended testicles can cause serious problems.  They can form cancerous growths.
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