- Defense Department has updated its annual flu shot policy for U.S. troops.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the modified vaccine policy protects service members’ medical autonomy.
- The Marine Corps issues beard guidance for personnel with razor bumps.
American military personnel will now have the freedom, or “medical autonomy,” to choose whether or not to receive the flu vaccine — but not the personal freedom to grow a beard, even for medical reasons.
Last week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that service members will no longer be required to receive the annual influenza vaccine — calling the mandate “overly broad and not rational.”
Days later, the Marine Corps reported that its personnel must meet Department of Defense grooming standards such as being clean-shaven…
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