Was not really asking too many questions, but it sounded like it was on a barracks. What are you going to say? You're gov property and expected to be a tough guy. The way he described it you aren't woken up so much as woken up being dragged very very fast down a hallway to a shower, in an intense struggle you arent going to say anything anyway. Its the water in the face and extreme restraining on the shower floor part where you might tap out.
I'm sure there was some embellishment or something lost in translation, however he definitely was butthurt about it because he mentioned it was technically illegal and that its some kind of sick thing they carry on after he asked some of the other officers about it afterwards. Almost like hazing, so I can believe it. Seems like fraternity initiation stuff except its not all about fun. The way he was butthurt about it and let it out was why I believe its only 5% bullshit tops. He was borderline getting pissed about it but trying to play it off after he mentioned its against policy and was slowly realizing he is DoD property. I'm no doctor but I'd wager he actually got PTSD from it without even needing any trigger time by the way he was getting ticked off.
This came out completely unprompted and nobody even brought it up while boozing, nobody was talking military or tough, had very limited reason to doubt him and again, seemed like he was venting some emotions about it to us. I doubt the practice is widespread but its another example of "you're DoD property" bullshit that I didn't care to risk back in my college years.
Anyway don't want to derail all the fun here, that Stolen Valor guy plus those Brooklyn "tough guys" the other night happened to jog my memory on this little story.