Over the course of the pandemic, significantly more than 8,000 troops from the United States military were involuntarily discharged because they refused to take the experimental COVID vaccines. Others who applied for religious or medical exemptions were not separated, but received letters of reprimand in their records and were barred from certain assignments. One of the bigger wins that the GOP chalked up in this year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was the repeal of the vaccination mandate, which was formally canceled by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday. But what happens now to all of the people who were separated? Calls have come from members of Congress to reinstate the troops that wish to return and to provide all of those who were discharged with back pay. There hasn’t been any final decision from the Pentagon yet, but a spokesperson said this week that they are “considering it.” (Politico)Read More
Will the Pentagon give back pay to military kicked out over COVID vax refusal?
