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JustABozoOnThisBus

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26. No needles for me when I went into the Army ...

Reply to Cyrano (Original post)

Wed Oct 13, 2021, 04:12 PM

Oct 2021

All the vaccines were administered via hydraulic pressure from overgrown squirt guns. They push against your arm, tell you to hold still, then "bang" and the vaccine is under your skin. Repeat many times for various vaccines. With no needles to handle, it was fast to vaccinate a few hundred inductees.

I was in "temporary" barracks for a few assignments, but for basic (Ft Bliss, El Paso), the barracks were brand-new, one-story, cement floors. No waxing, no "bufflers", just a quick sweep and mop.

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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