Question? Assuming this is not a joke and is true, how will the base be able to perform if a large percent of their E-6 through E-9 leadership is told to not report to “work” until retirement on or before 2 Dec.?
Keep in mind that these NCOs are not only the leadership for their division/department but are also the most knowledgeable members of their specialty and the most experienced leaders/supervisors in their field.
You can not “recruit” replacements for these folks because recruits are not yet trained and seasoned. You need folks that have the years of experience behind them to get the job done correctly, timely and efficiently.
What pilot wants to fly a jet serviced by a shop that does not have experienced supervisors overlooking the job?
Here's the rub, this vaccine mandate is an attempt to drive out the honest, caring, experienced and most loyal military members in the service. And it's just the latest maneuver by the woke leadership within the military, since the Obama years, to continue that purge.
I can tell you without a doubt that the people leaving are doing so because they are tired of dealing with the bureaucratic nonsense and creeping tide of liberalism within the military. When all this plays out, you'll have nothing left but a hollow shell of a military that will fold at the first sign of aggression against it, and when that happens, the organization charged with maintaining national security is finished.
I hope that when that happens, there will still be experienced, capable, men and women still alive who will be able to pick up the pieces and put it all back together again.