How do stormtroopers go pee?

One of my duties within the garrison is training new handlers.  Handlers keep troopers safe and act as the "eyes and ears" of the troopers.  We have notoriously bad visibility in our helmets.  Luke Skywalker said it best when he famously said: "I can't see a thing in this helmet."  So, every month I run an hour long training (via an audio call) where I train the latest handlers and tell them all the in's and out's of keeping stormtroopers safe.

These handlers are generally always family members of our existing garrison members and they're good folks who ask interesting questions at the end of our every call.  But, tonight I was asked a question which had never come up before.

"What about bathroom breaks?"

"Um... what now?"

"How do stormtroopers pee?"

"We don't."

"You said it takes an hour for the characters to suit up and put their armor on. and sometimes at parades you are a long distance from the green room."

"Yes, that is why we don't pee.  We can't pee.  It is absolutely not an option for us.  There is no peeing.  Ever.  So, the issue never comes up.  Stormtroopers do not pee."

"Oh."

There was a sort of stunned silence on the call, so I felt I needed to explain a bit further.  "OK, on the day before a troop, I always hydrate.  And, then the day of a troop, no coffee and I limit my liquids."

Silence again.  And, then a very quiet: "Thank you."

I guess the pee issue had officially been put to rest.

Although, oftentimes, folks who become handlers often join because they are thinking of becoming members one day.  And, now you know what they are thinking.

Damn.  How long can I go without peeing?

And, honestly you'd be surprised.  You think you have to pee all the time until you have to train yourself to just not go.  And, then you come up with what I refer to as stormtrooper bladder.  And, it becomes a non-issue.  Limiting coffee, or avoiding it altogether on trooping day, helps tremendously.   And, train, train, train your body.  Like any endurance athlete just train for your sport.

There are no sacrifices too great for the Empire.  Imperial bladders don't happen by accident.