Why do they give them? What is it for?
2007-06-24 18:03:00 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
They give them to protect you from disease.
2007-06-24 18:08:27 · answer #1 · answered by Brian C 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't remember how many shots we got, but they were for some of the exotic stuff like yellow fever, malaria...I'm guessing it's been 34 years. One was for a strain of meningitis. They were a bit freaky about that at Ft. Ord since some guys had died from an outbreak. Thing was that the shot was for a different strain than what killed the guys.
The air guns were different. We got shots in stereo. They could not have warned us more to not move. Not sure what the air pressure was but they said it could make a nasty tear if you moved.
DO THEY STILL USE THE AIRGUNS???
SG US Army 73-82
2007-06-25 01:19:38 · answer #2 · answered by Stand-up philosopher. It's good to be the King 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the recruits are in very close quaters and no one knows what they have been in contact with before joining the service so they give a wide verity of vaccines to cover any possible cross contimination of the recruits.
2007-06-25 01:18:43 · answer #3 · answered by gypsey78 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's easier to give them during basic training then waiting until one gets shipped out to do it. It's done automatically in all facets of the military so even if a person is doing their service in germany they won't need to stop and get shots.
2007-06-25 01:11:39 · answer #4 · answered by wondermom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To protect you from disease. Soldiers also go over seas often and need other vaccines on top of the normal ones most civilians get.
2007-06-25 01:11:41 · answer #5 · answered by david d 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Big time! Encephalitis, meningitis, flu just to name a few. Some get anthrax but there may be others depending on where your being deployed.
2007-06-28 20:00:27 · answer #6 · answered by Big K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you start them in basic and dont stop getting them until your out. its to prevent you from getting an illness.why else?
2007-06-25 13:44:35 · answer #7 · answered by 101 Airborne 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to vaccinate you against certain illnesses.
2007-06-25 01:10:56 · answer #8 · answered by DOOM 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
So thye don't die later from so thing
2007-06-25 01:14:29 · answer #9 · answered by timm3000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋