Posted on 11/29/2021 10:12:25 AM PST by ransomnote
The US Defense Department is allegedly threatening to ‘decertify’ the Oklahoma National Guard after its commander, on approval of the state commander-in-chief, Governor Kenny Stitt, issued an order instructing his troops that they will not be required to comply with Biden’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate.
On November 12th, The Oklahoman posted some background on the situation. They wrote that the head of the Oklahoma National Guard, new Adjutant General Thomas Mancino, updated the guard’s Covid-19 vaccine policy, stating that no members would be required to get the jab. This information was shared in a memo which was obtained by The Oklahoman, noting that “no negative administrative or legal action will be taken” against troops who refuse the vaccine.
This memo came just after Gov. Kevin Stitt appointed Mancino to replace former Adjutant General Michael Thompson, who had served in the role since 2017.
Lt. Col. Geoff Legler, a spokesman for the Oklahoma Guard, told the paper: “The clarified policy on COVID vaccinations for Oklahoma Army and Air National Guardsmen reflects the governor’s ability to assert his command authority over the men and women of the Oklahoma National Guard while they are within the state’s borders.”
Oklahoman Sen. Jim Inhofe, the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, wrote to Defense Secretary Llyod Austin: “At a time when our adversaries continue to increase their quantitative and qualitative advantage against our forces, we should seek to ensure that no policy, even unintentionally, hinders military readiness.”
He also added that the mandate should be immediately revoked so as not to cause “irrevocable damage to our national security.”
However, the Pentagon is not happy with the decision and is stating that the National Guard should follow Biden’s tyrannical orders.
“It is a lawful order for National Guardsmen to receive the Covid vaccine. It is a lawful order,” Defense Department press secretary John Kirby stated, according to Politico.
“Refusing to do that, absent an approved exemption, puts them in the same potential [for disciplinary action] as active-duty members who refuse the vaccine,” Kirby added.
Kirby also added that “the secretary of Defense has the authority to require these vaccines for all members of the force, including the National Guard … even in a Title 32 status. Because when they’re called up for their monthly training, they’re still federally funded.”
The move from the National Guard in Oklahoma has sparked governors and commanders in other states to consider implementing similar policies against the vaccines.
Mancino defended his decision, stating: “I did not initiate a civilian-military crisis just because I thought it was cool, right?” Mancino told several members of the Oklahoma National Guard in Oklahoma City, noting that by state law and military law he is bound to obey the order of the governor.
It seems that now the Pentagon is running out of options as to how to hold the National Guard accountable according to a social media post online from a verified source.
“BREAKING: Defense official reportedly says, if the Oklahoma National Guard doesn’t comply with COVID vaccine requirements, they will no longer be ‘maintaining national recognition,’ thus, state will no longer have a Nat Guard, but rather a militia – VOA’s Pentagon correspondent,” the post from Insider Paper, which is a blue-check verified account, noted.
state commander-in-chief should declare all guard as state militia and requisition all federal assets
In a saner time, this might be a little concerning. Today, I dont have a problem with this.
“ thus, state will no longer have a Nat Guard, but rather a militia ”
A militia? The left would spaz out completely.
Was just gonna post that with essentially the same reply 👍
The further from Slow Joe & the HO that any military folks get, the better.
Let’s go Brandon (raised to the gogolplex power).
Well, that’s the breaks.
Fear is wasted mind time
Philippians 4:8
King James Version
Finally, brethren,
whatsoever things are true,
whatsoever things are honest,
whatsoever things are just,
whatsoever things are pure,
whatsoever things are lovely,
whatsoever things are of good report;
if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise,
think on THESE things.
Winner Winner Chicken Dinner.....
It is threats and intimidation like this that should be convincing those on the fence that the federal government does not have the best interest of the people as their main priority.
It is also things like that that should be compelling the Governor of Oklahoma to start talking to other Republican Governors about forming a unified bloc and pushing back against all of this. And if those talks lead to more talk and that talk leads to conversations about seceding from the CornPop nonsense, so be it.
It’s barely over 10 months in and they’ve turned this country into a disaster.
And the illegals will continue to pour over the border without any end in sight.
Feel much the same way.
Burn it all down if that is what it takes to stop this crap.
Decertify? The Oklahoma Guard needs to start having their heavy in up the civilian populace. The Schumer is going to hit the fan very soon.
That sounds like a good deal. If you told Oklahomans they would only be protecting their state, and won't get sent to be part of deep-state, stupid wars under woke generals in places like Afghanistan, enlistments would probably triple.
No, please, stop, don’t decertify us and prevent us from being sent to a 3rd world shit hole to protect Islam from Islamists! /s
Heavy hitters to train, I meant to say!
US Pentagon Threatens to “Decertify” Oklahoma National Guard if Commander Doesn’t Reverse Ban on Covid Vaccine Mandate
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This threat goes in the same bucket as that threat from Germany forbidding euthanasia for anyone not fully vaccinated. The bucket is labeled “please don’t throw me in the briar patch”.
So, if a “decertified” OK National Guard plane would happen to bomb the s**t out of San-Pelosi-shitsco, would it be illegal?
We know it would most definitely be beneficial.
Now now. They should allow the Fed a reasonable time...say, 24 hours to reclaim their property, after which it is all forfeit. Also, I hope any Feds reclaiming such things have their papers in order, it would be a shame for that to be delayed...
A federal National Guard is actually not constitutional. State militias are constitutional.
This is a serious readiness issue, but self inflicted by the Pentagon princesses. If enough red states tell the Feds to stuff it like Oklahoma seems to be doing, our military will become non-deployable. Thats not something I like, but given where this admin has gone with this, it may be the only way to push back.
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