{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"You Can\u2019t Vaccinate a Rock, Drill Sergeant!","description":"This week, Nate and Francis discuss the recent news that the military may require service members to take the covid-19 vaccine (much like it requires other vaccines) now that the FDA has approved it. So, why does the military have, on average a 30% refusal rate for the vaccine? And what really is going on with vaccination in the US? (source:  https:\/\/www.military.com\/daily-news\/2021\/03\/01\/military-may-revisit-making-covid-19-vaccines-mandatory-after-fda-grants-approval.html?fbclid=IwAR1AOgpMr4DAiNm4Rbm1eXg31QH5mtTRQiBuCFt4hbRAJv2vX4um-rHvyWQ) &amp;nbsp; Also discussed: has the military actually helped reduce the risk of extinction for one species of woodpecker? Yes. Does this mean the military is good at ecology? No. (source:  https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/03\/02\/972486093\/how-the-military-helped-bring-back-the-red-cockaded-woodpecker?fbclid=IwAR049XUxWdH-RAHhHKmi7mg6oPW1tqMKuLF1DXctuSveFoTuY7-9OEP1hK8&amp;amp;t=1614799637267) &amp;nbsp; This week's bonus is a combined Hell of a Way \/ Lions Led by Donkeys episode in which Joe relates to us the story of Valentine Strasser, the Sierra Leonean army captain (and specialist at heart) who took over a country and decided to change its national anthem to a disco tune -- among a LOT of other things. Get it on Patreon here: https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/48207919 &amp;nbsp; *SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT* We now have a storefront to sell the patches, buttons, and magnets that we also give out as flair for our $10 tier. Buy some sweet gear here:&amp;nbsp; https:\/\/www.hellofawaytodie.com\/shop We have a YouTube channel now -- subscribe here and get sweet videos from us in which we yell in our cars like true veterans:  https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCwlHZpNTz-h6aTeQiJrEDKw You can follow the show on Twitter here: @HellOfAWay Follow Nate here: @inthesedeserts Follow Francis here: @ArmyStrang ","author_name":"What a Hell of a Way to Dad","author_url":"https:\/\/whatahellofawaytodad.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/18178523\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/18178523"}