no wonder voluntary recruitment is down. Laying life and limb on the line for country is no longer enough. Now it’s expected for big pharma profit $ and political expediency.
My family has served since the Civil War. I talked my son out of joining. I’m the last of the line.
And in Basic they are given a booster as part of the initial vaccination series. I believe that being vaccinated with the initial series is still required to start as well, as the Congressional exemption only applies to current service members pre mandate.