I understand what you’re trying to say, but to keep your position in the military it is a mandate for that situation. But not if you are ok will leaving.
I question the use of the term “mandate.”
There are many situations where the circumstances change and one’s behavior must change accordingly or there are certain results. No one is forced. They choose one or the other.
Dr. Anne Zink, Alaska’s chief medical officer, said that Alaskans are used to taking care of themselves and one another. One can imagine her pain as people are needlessly dying in hospital hallways, as the state has reached the limits of its ability to care for Alaskans.