Pentagon chief Donald Rumsfeld’s take on the BRAC process so far is that the Pentagon provided “certified data” while everything that has come out of other sources since is “marketing data.” One has to give more weight to certified data, prepared during two years of work, than to data being presented to sell a point of view, Rumsfeld told reporters Tuesday.
Airmen and Guardians in the Active and Reserve component, as well as civilian employees, in “mission critical and high-risk populations” are now required to receive influenza vaccinations annually to “preserve force readiness,” according to a recent Department of the Air Force memo.