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HAB911

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8. Oh yes

Reply to Cyrano (Reply #7)

Wed Oct 13, 2021, 01:11 PM

Oct 2021

Sand Hill for basic, Ft Leonard Wood for AIT, 1 year on the Korean DMZ, 3rd year back at Benning's 197th Brigade

as for papers, I carried that for years in my wallet

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No one asked if I wanted a vaccine [View all] Cyrano Oct 2021 OP

Only if "liberals" said it did not. Thomas Hurt Oct 2021 #1

No one was saying anything. We were all told to shut up and Cyrano Oct 2021 #2

Of course, I wasn't referring to the Army. Thomas Hurt Oct 2021 #3

You know, they didn't ask me either HAB911 Oct 2021 #4

OMG a freaking VACCINE PASSPORT csziggy Oct 2021 #5

Some of us were ahead of our time HAB911 Oct 2021 #6

You got papers? Cyrano Oct 2021 #7

Oh yes HAB911 Oct 2021 #8

I'm a civilian and have one. cab67 Oct 2021 #11

I can only guess that, at the time, my uniform was sufficient. Cyrano Oct 2021 #16

They're not always checked, but your uniform may indeed have been enough. cab67 Oct 2021 #24

They should be standard issue for everyone! HAB911 Oct 2021 #17

Remember well Traildogbob Oct 2021 #9

You might faint; you might hyperventilate; sarge43 Oct 2021 #10

Hahaha Traildogbob Oct 2021 #21

There really is a sorta' democracy in the services Cyrano Oct 2021 #14

Had an African American Drill Sergeabt for Basic at Knox RVN VET71 Oct 2021 #18

Anyone remember their time in RVN leanforward Oct 2021 #12

damn straight - was there from 67-70 ! TFG called us sucker's & loser's ? guess what - monkeyman1 Oct 2021 #20

Similar experience in basic training in 1970 Mickju Oct 2021 #13

I got all required vaccines. kairos12 Oct 2021 #15

When my Dad was sent to Spain for burrowowl Oct 2021 #19

As I recall that happened to me as a four year old entering Kindergarten. hunter Oct 2021 #22

A whole bunch of those barracks... Grins Oct 2021 #23

I remember MFM008 Oct 2021 #25

No needles for me when I went into the Army ... JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 2021 #26

I wonder why those pressure guns aren't used more. sakabatou Oct 2021 #28

A few people flinched. If you moved while the high-pressure stream is on, ... JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 2021 #29

Sounds the same as flotsam2 Oct 2021 #27