US military service members will no longer be required to get annual flu shot
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I’m sure the loss of hers immunity in close living quarters won’t have any negative effects.
Real quick question, if someone wanted to dismantle our ability to fight and win wars how exactly would their actions differ from this administrations?
Ugh, as a 3rd generation Navy veteran, this makes me incredibly sad seeing everything my family and I endured just go down the tubes. :(
Yep , Marine veteran…, this is really screwed up.
Do they get a worm instead?
Ironically enough, there is/was a dude who sells his hookworm laden feces cause they absolutely chill out your immune system. So for some the worms are a welcome reprieve from server allergies sufferers.
They also have side effect of slowing you down as well so the old stereotype of people in the South being slow kinda holds water because the poorer would all defecate around generally the same convenient tree while also rarely wearing shoes. Shit was a wild read I went down a few months ago.
"Boy, howdy, Aunt Wendy-Sue! I done slipped three feet on that coil you done left under the Poopin' Tree!"
Depends on the quality of the food.
So yes
worm or raccoon pp
Good! The LAST thing we Want is for our Troops to be HEALTHY and Able to act QUICKLY in an Emergency!
Don't forget to get your humors checked before deployment. We don't want to have put the Iran invasion on hold due to a bad case of dysentery after all!
And while we're at it...
"I recognize keeping your physical fitness is important, so don't forget to turn on your Strava as you do laps around the base, or even better, on board the ship"
/S
Instead, Pete will make extra sure they get regular shot.
He heard shots and wanted all the booze for himself.
Smell my fingers.
-Pete Kegbreath, probably
Bunch of snowflakes scared of needles.