The Pentagon says military boot camps are once again requiring flu vaccinations for all recruits.

Boot camp, or military recruit training, is a rite of passage for all enlisted soldiers, guardsmen, sailors, Marines, airmen, and coasties. The main goals of boot camp are to prepare recruits for the ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made the shot optional for the military at the end of April ...

The Pentagon is once again making flu shots mandatory for military recruits, just two months after Defense Secretary Pete ...

Flu shots are mandatory once again, less than two months after being made "optional," following a major military base ...

Navy recruits call home during their scheduled divisional phone calls at Recruit Training Command, Dec. 9, 2023. (Stuart Posada/U.S. Navy) Last time, on Fire Watch, we took you inside Navy boot camp.