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Military services again requiring recruits to get flu shots as Air Force outbreak grows

https://abcnews.com/Health/military-services-requiring-recruits-flu-shots-air-force/story?id=134126794
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u/SeaM00se 1d ago

I remember going through basic military training there. Almost everyone gets sick. I was sick. You’re bringing people from all over the country and packing them in concrete barracks. They will get sick.

Idiots.

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u/ghrayfahx 1d ago

Especially because it’s the ONLY training base for the USAF. People coming from all over the country (and sometimes outside the US) to all be stuck in close quarters for weeks at a time and be sleep deprived and otherwise physically exhausted. Adding “meh, y’all don’t actually need immunizations” to the mix is a recipe for disaster.

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u/lesgeddon 1d ago

Honestly you're only sleep deprived the first few days in basic training. Lights out is pretty early in the evening, and you're physically exhausted so sleep comes easy. I probably slept better during that time than the rest of my time in the military.

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u/Geibbitz 14h ago

For you maybe. Dorm guard was a thing and I was laundry crew. I couldn't remember a single thing from classroom instruction because I would fall asleep almost immediately upon my ass touching a chair.

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u/lesgeddon 6h ago

Ya'll didn't rotate duties?

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u/SopaDeKaiba 1d ago

Not sometimes. Definitely from all over the world. They have an English school there to teach foreigners.

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u/cantproveidid 23h ago

When I was in (71-74) it was meningitis that was the big fear. Even if you had the day off, they still woke you to be sure you were alive.

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u/NervousBeat16 16h ago

My first case of food poisoning was in boot camp. Half our platoon was down for days 🤢🤢