Posted on 11/04/2021 11:26:30 AM PDT by Red Badger
Two months after the Pentagon began requiring all troops to get the coronavirus vaccine or face dismissal, the vast majority have now had shots, in part because none received a religious exemption, military officials said. https://t.co/3zpPg5hpG6
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) November 4, 2021
Troops who refuse the coronavirus vaccine won’t see any extra protections or leniency in how their dismissals are handled, Defense and Veterans Affairs officials confirmed Wednesday.
Instead, decisions on whether to give those individuals other-than-honorable discharges — potentially blocking them from a host of veterans benefits — will be left to local commanders, and their cases won’t receive any preferential evaluations for veterans benefits eligibility.
Air Force and Space Force officials announced that about 8,500 airmen missed the Nov. 2 deadline to get the Vaccine. That represents 3 percent of total Air Force personnel.
SOURCE — MILITARY TIMES
US AIR FORCE: 8,500 active duty members miss deadline for COVID-19 shots – https://t.co/94MLLd6oXI pic.twitter.com/7ZxVcy71qE
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) November 3, 2021
This is not legal
Dictatorships are the Law
The whole deal is a “jobs program” for thousand buck an hour attorneys.
Not cool.
Not cool at all.
This will not end well.
5.56mm
How sad (or upsetting) is it that only 8,500 AF personnel are willing to stand up for their (formerly) Constitutionally-protected unalienable rights...
Oh. So the Biden Administration can just invent new law whenever they like. Is that it?
Bullies need to be dealt with. And that’s all these scum are, bullies.
“This is not legal”
That’s never stopped them from trying. Keep in mind that the federal government has (comparatively speaking) unlimited resources. Win or lose, they can afford the court cases, and it has thousands of government attorneys.
The democrats are 100% sure they will be able to steal every election from here on out. Yes, youngkin pulled off Virginia. But the democrats don’t care. They have the bureaucracy and will do the same thing to Youngkin they did to Trump. The democrats also don’t care how many military votes they lose because they don’t vote for democrats much anyway. In fact. The democrats HATE the military and punishing them this way is fine in their book.
I expect this to be my last visit to a VA facility.
Leftists invent new laws all of the time. See DACA for just one example.
This doesn’t surprise me in the least- When you’re already a pedophile, how can you go any lower?
Yes. It was a rhetorical question. Inside every liberal is a fascist screaming to get out.
“Yes, youngkin pulled off Virginia. But the democrats don’t care.”
That’s because Youngkin is a Romney RINO. He totally supports Romney and his points of view.
Democrats have been working for about Sixty Years to deny Veterans Veteran's Benefits.
This is just the latest trick.
We are fortunate that very few pay any attention to what you say.
This cant hold up in court...
Cruel and unusual punishment...
unequal treatment...
Well, I guess that horse has sailed.
“I expect this to be my last visit to a VA facility.”
My neighbor stated the VA is requiring his father to have a covid test every time they visit.
Veteran’s Day ???
Yeah why not ???
Joe would do something so mean ...
This veteran wont be getting jabbed...
I’ll sue myself...
I was incensed by this headline. The actual truth is that those who might be separated from service with an undesirable discharge do not get benefits. They could easily be given a general discharge under medical conditions or even honorable conditions and still be eligible for benefits.
Attaboy Brandon, tick off people who’ve been trained to shoot proficiently.
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