If the pentagon didn’t mandate that all service members receive the COVID vaccine, would you have gotten it?

I got mine in March; fully vaccinated around 1 May. Pfizer vaccine.

It’s nowhere near as bad as the anthrax vaccines.

After the scientist tell us over and over that it works, it just seems totally irresponsible to refuse it. It seems like everyone would want to do their share to keep the mothers and fathers, and brothers and sisters and children safe from COVID19.

I got it in March before it was mandated - so yes.

Everyone has choices even in the military. It's just either you get mandatory vaccinations or you can be administratively separated.

If I was still on active duty and it was mandated I would go along with the program because I was ordered to. However, I am still skeptical because it really wasn't tested long enough. The vaccine was pushed out fast due to public pressure. I have been tested three times so far and it has been negative each time. If anyone is in a situation where they could easily get it, that is me. On any given day probably a thousand students pass in front of my classroom while I am on hall duty not to mention in direct contact with another eighty in the classroom. Then in addition several students a day from the JROTC program that come by to see me. We always shake hands when they arrive and sometimes when they leave as well. Maybe I am lucky? Personally I am for free choice.

SSgt Timothy Prevost I received the shots and will get the Booster shot when I am eligible. If I was active duty, I would have received the shots. With over 630 thousand deaths and a FDA approved Vaccine, it makes sense to get the shots. Getting the shots will also help protect the older most vulnerable folks.

As an old combat medic 91b from the 80's , having witness command dictating vaccines , that later proved to be fatal to some and life destroying to others (anthrax, swine flu , and a few other little nice ones, like agent orange), I would not submit , and if you do your directly responsible for the fall of America to the left and the communist who now run the pentagon . Remember "ALL enemies " foreign and domestic , in this case the domestic enemies that are currently in power actively trying to destroy the nation , mass vax of the fighting force is just another step in defeating the armed forces , you can't fight a war when 80 % of your force is either dead or dying from a vax command insisted they take , even knowing that it was experimental and it was killing millions world wide.

That being said , nothing will change until command suffers the losses that it is self inflecting . as they say "hind sight is 20 20" ..... good luck to all my active duty brother's and sisters , i hope you folks find at least one general that has balls and cares about his or her's soldiers instead of ass kissing higher for promotions. Though that seems less likely as the days go by , America was once a great country , now it's turning to shit right before our eys. good luck.

I always got all the shots I was scheduled for by the service and I'm positive while in Vietnam and the things We were exposed to that prevented a lot of problems. I never even had a cold during a full year there but I figure with all the shots I got they probably covered every disease known to Mankind. I'm now retired but I did get both covid shots as did my wife which was our choice but based on guidance from My own family physician and NOT the government. I can remember booster shots for other things while growing up, I'll get those also but for Myself and My wife, NOT because someone told us too. I'm in good health and intend to stay that way and take whatever precautions My physician recommends and I figure Politicians that can't even figure out how to govern stop trying to dictate health care when they can't even handle their own jobs.

Statistically one is better off getting it rather than not, and by A LOT!!!!!!!!!!!

Now, I didn't jump to the front of the line. I knew the USAR would eventually give us financial incentive to get it done by way of making it an approved LHI action.

So yea, I was all over it once I got PAID for half the day of my time to the free vaccination at the VA.

Now, the bummer part was my second shot was administered during a BA weekend, so I didn't get paid for it or an additional retirement point.

Now, presumably, it's the VA's problem if the vaccination causes me problems down the line.

The fact that there are any nos or any excuses is precisely the reason why it needs to be mandated.

I'm retired now, but yes I would get vaccinated if I was active duty and had a choice. I did my own research and have known many people who have contracted Covid-19. The benefits of the shot(s) outweighed the risks for me.