Almost all active-duty sailors are at least partially vaccinated against the coronavirus, Navy says

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Stars & Stripes

WASHINGTON — About 99.7% of all active-duty sailors are at least partially vaccinated against the coronavirus less than two weeks ahead of the Navy’s deadline, the service announced Wednesday.

The Navy also said all but about three percent are fully vaccinated. The Pentagon considers troops fully vaccinated two weeks after their final coronavirus shot.

The total does not include the Marine Corps’ numbers, though the two services share the same Nov. 28 deadline for troops to be vaccinated. As of Nov. 10, about 94% of active-duty Marines were at least partially vaccinated and 89% were fully vaccinated, according to the service.

The deadline was established after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in August ordered all services members to be vaccinated. The Marine Corps said it would publish its number of approved exemptions after the deadline passes.

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1. That's my Navy!!!

Good on 'ya Shipmates!

You know, I walked into the head one day to take a leak. There was a Marine there at one of the urinals.

He finished his business and went over to the sink and started washing his hands. I finished and started to walk out.

He said; " you know, in the Marines they teach us to wash our hands after we take a leak"

I said; "cool, in the Navy they teach us not to piss on our hands".

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2. My ex was in the Navy for the four years we were married...n/t