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"Flu outbreak among recruits at Joint Base after ends mandatory "

and troop readiness is not a new topic, it goes back to ancient times. Many wars counted disease as a bigger killer than conflict. These are lessons learned centuries ago, even ordered mandatory inoculation of all troops against

This is really simple basic stuff

But the is now run by the aggressively stupid

https://abcnews.com/Health/flu-outbreak-air-force-recruits-joint-base-san/story?id=133994394

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On a side note, I received mandatory annual flu vaccines for years, while I was with the US Army. I don't bother getting vaccinated now, because I haven't had the flu or a cold in decades.

Yes, that stuff works!

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Not keeping the troops inoculated against diseases/illness is a great way to ensure you have fewer troops available to deploy.

It's stupid.

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