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Is that what you told the folks that gave you a lot of shots in basic? Is that what you said had you been sent overseas for duty?
Actually it shows he wasn't in the military.
Immunization to Protect the US Armed Forces: Heritage, Current Practice, and Prospects
Abstract. Americans serving with the US Armed Forces need protection from the dangerous infections that they can contract during training, based on occupat
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TABLE 1Vaccines typically administered to US military personnel, 2006
Routine schedule for troops*
Trainees Diphtheria Toxoid Single dose
Hepatitis A Inactivated Two doses
Hepatitis B Subunit Three doses
Influenza Live or subunit Annual, seasonal
Measles Live Single dose
Meningococcal disease Subunit, conjugate Single dose
Mumps Live Single dose
Pertussis, acellular Subunit Single dose
Poliovirus Inactivated Single dose
Rubella Live Single dose
Tetanus Toxoid Single dose
Varicella† Live Two doses
Yellow fever† Live Single dose
Routine during career (both active-duty and reserve components) Diphtheria Toxoid Every 10 years
Hepatitis A Inactivated Two doses
Influenza Live or subunit Annual, seasonal
Pertussis, acellular Subunit With Td‡
Tetanus Toxoid Every 10 years
Individualized on the basis of deployment or travel to high-risk areas (both active and reserve components), various alert forces Anthrax Subunit Multidose series
Hepatitis B Subunit Three doses
Japanese encephalitis Inactivated Three doses, boosters
Meningococcal disease Subunit, conjugate Single dose, boosters
Smallpox Live Single, every 10 years
Typhoid Subunit or live Dosage varies
Yellow fever Live Single, every 10 years
Individualized on the basis of occupational or personal needs Haemophilus influenzae type b Subunit, conjugate Single dose
Hepatitis B Subunit Three doses
Meningococcal disease Subunit, conjugate Single dose
Pneumococcal disease Subunit Single dose
Rabies Inactivated Three doses, boosters
Varicella