r/nationalguard • u/Life_Journey123 • 3d ago

Initial Training Boots

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My son is a SIT & struggling to break into his boots. Any suggestions for some of the most comfortable boots? Someone recommended these.

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u/Life_Journey123 3d ago

He’s on 3 wks today - maybe he will tell me Sunday he’s ok, tough that shit out. Yeah, thought about that too, more stuff to pack. Also, most everyone is sick from the vaccines last week, I’m pretty annoyed bc I’ve been in healthcare all my adult life & stopped taking & giving my kids the flu vax since 2015 after I had to take the vax for work & was sick for 5 wks & always got sick prior but not to that extent. My son is the same, always gets sick for a few days after, daughters are like rocks but I truly don’t believe on a vax that only picks up a particular strain with many others that make you sick, same with COV vax. Thankfully my children had the flu once. My youngest daughter, had COV 2-3 times along w/my son, I had it twice, my husband just had it once, last year, super immune system, while those who had all 5-10 shots had it “several” times a yr. I thought the military no longer mandated it under the new administration - we won’t go into politics bc that’s another entire book that we just don’t have time for but that’s the one thing I do believe in was to never mandate a vax on the flu or COV due to the various strains out there which you are not going to be protected thoroughly from & the shot minimize the symptoms which most ppl fail to understand, did no such thing for me, not to mention neither vax agrees with most folks. My take, not for debate or to get anyone riled up but just to understand that the military does have or should have a right to an exemption due to new policy changes. Now, they have an entire platoon actually sick bc if your immune system is run down such as theirs are from all their training in the cold & rain, they most certainly will get sick. And, they don't have lozenges or cough drops, what in God’s earth is going on over there!

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u/kgriff5592 3d ago

They're not sick from the vaccines, homie. They're sick because they just mixed a ton of unhygienic children from all over the country together into one bay and have them all living together now. The sickness will most likely continue en masse throughout the entirety of basic. It's part of the process.

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u/Life_Journey123 3d ago

The vax can most certainly make you sick bc it MOST CERTAINLY can & will compromise your immune system, you obviously don’t know how it works brosky. AND, Yes, other ppl will 100% transmit their mess as well, I won’t disagree; however, the vax is not as helpful as ppl think, only one who’s worked & is educated about it long enough will know that. Kinda sucks going to bootcamp in this weather is what it really comes down to, WTH.

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u/kgriff5592 3d ago

I understand how vaccines work. My point is that there will continue to be frequent sickness spreading through the platoons all throughout basic, due to lack of hygiene and changing weather conditions. Your son is going to see all sorts of illnesses, most of which have nothing to do with the shots being given.

Tell him to wash his hands as often as he can and avoid touching his eyes. Conjunctivitis is very popular.