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- usa@midwest.social
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- usa@midwest.social
Note: He’s a guy who refuses to so much as wash his hands
Modern influenza originated in Kansas, and was spread significantly by US troop deployments in WWI. It also killed tens of thousands of US soliders
Edit: now points to AP and not CBS.
Imagine a 5000 person aircraft carrier crew fighting the flu while trying to work.
We won’t have to imagine for long. Don’t let your dreams be dreams
Don’t forget about the nuclear subs.
Unless the CO is compromised, anyone who opts out will likely find themselves constantly “lucking out” and not going on deployments. The USN has some serious idiots in charge of our nuclear subs but they also really know how bad things get with contagions due a couple classified events.
Well there was that time an aircraft carrier was taken off the line because of rona, so not too hard to imagine how it would go.
Also the whole “man flu” thing is actually real. Testosterone has been shown to weaken parts of the immune system - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5075254/
Even just cruise ships, which are much less crowded, get ravaged by things like norovirus. Navy ships are packed with shit and people
Ugh, I don’t even want to imagine what it’s like being on a cruise ship full of norovirus.
While I am not a big fan of sailing and such, I am one of those rare assholes that absolutely doesn’t get sea sick. That said, being surrounded by vomit and shit everywhere would probably be enough to overcome that mild superpower.
Much like this administration is packed with shit people.
I hear going to war with a sick army is a great idea.
Maybe a dumb question and I don’t know how the military works, but can they commander of the Sub or Carrier mandate it?
I don’t need to imagine it cuz I’m not stupid enough to serve the U.S. military.
Sounds like a them problem.
Ship crud is just a fact of life, perpetually not quite sick not quite well while your stuck on them. It wouldn’t make much difference