As of the Dec. 15 deadline, 97.9% of active duty soldiers in the US Army have received at least one Covid-19 vaccine, slightly trailing 98% of the Navy but slightly higher than the Air Force (97.5%) and the Marine Corps (95%). The Air Force discharged 27 airmen who had refused to get the shot and the Navy has fired one sailor for refusing to be tested while he was pursuing an exemption.

Because fatigue can corrode mission performance, a new physical training manual tells soldiers to grab 40 winks when they can, part of a new holistic approach to health in the ranks.