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Showing Original Post only (View all)Hegseth announces end of mandatory flu vaccine for military [View all]
Source: The Independent, via Yahoo
Hegseth announces end of mandatory flu vaccine for military
The Independent
Tue, April 21, 2026 at 10:14 AM EDT
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Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/hegseth-announces-end-mandatory-flu-141452287.html
Take your pick, Fox News or the Independent.
I'll get a real news source when I can. You know, like the Hindustan Times.
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Julian Sanchez
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So when it comes to beards and hairstyles, discipline requires strict conformity. When it comes to contracting and spreading a preventable illness that directly affects unit readiness, follow your bliss, man.
Olga Nesterova
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Make this make sense.
Secretary of War Pete Hegs... # © 39m
The War Department is once again restoring freedom to our Joint Force.
We are discarding the mandatory flu vaccine requirement, effective immediately.
ALT
10:23 AM · Apr 21, 2026
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So when it comes to beards and hairstyles, discipline requires strict conformity. When it comes to contracting and spreading a preventable illness that directly affects unit readiness, follow your bliss, man.
— Julian Sanchez (@normative.bsky.social) 2026-04-21T14:23:35.971Z
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Olga Nesterova
@onestpress.onestnetwork.com
Make this make sense.
Secretary of War Pete Hegs... # © 39m
The War Department is once again restoring freedom to our Joint Force.
We are discarding the mandatory flu vaccine requirement, effective immediately.
ALT
10:01 AM · Apr 21, 2026
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Make this make sense.
— Olga Nesterova (@onestpress.onestnetwork.com) 2026-04-21T14:01:18.281Z
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My great-uncle served in WW1. Cavalry and horse mgmt. Always loved horses.
twodogsbarking
Apr 21
#15
I read an interview with a WW1 vet who said that when the German gas shells came in their first job
hadEnuf
Apr 21
#16
It's pretty certain few in this administration think and certainly not far ahead enough to plan. eom
littlemissmartypants
Apr 22
#22
MANY soldiers will be out for at leaset 2 months with loss of weight. Someone please KILL Hegseth
dave99
Apr 21
#12
MaddowBlog-Hegseth takes another step backward, scraps Pentagon policy on flu vaccines
LetMyPeopleVote
Apr 21
#21
He'll just use draftees to make up the numbers. Probably his assistant suggested that excuse.
littlemissmartypants
Apr 22
#23