I was in the military 24 years and was happy to get the flu shot because we travel all over the World and it does keep us protected. I continue to get it every year and have not gotten the flu ever. A minor cold is the most I have ever gotten from 18-45 so far. I think flu shots work....although this year they messed up and didn’t provide a very good vaccine. However, I guarantee next year they will fix what went wrong this year. I am a big vaccine believer and wished that we all were given the chicken pox vaccine when we were kids....for no other reason that we would not get shingles when we are older....I heard that is the worst thing on earth and a simple vaccine could have been so beneficial for so many people.
I can see the reason for the required anthrax, small pox, and other diseases for deployments. I’m against the recent requirement for annual flu shots. If you want to have them, good for you... but if you don’t want an annual unnecessary shot you are out of luck. I think it’s the government arranging contacts with a pharmaceutical company. As a result I’m forced to have that unnecessary crap injected into my body every year... twice when they lose vaccination documentation.