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‘I’ve Been Grounded’: Six Marine Pilots Speak Out Against COVID Vaccine Mandate
breitbart.com ^ | 4/11/22 | Kristina Wong

Posted on 04/12/2022 9:09:59 AM PDT by Midwesterner53

Six active duty Marines are speaking out against the Biden administration’s coronavirus vaccine mandate in a video that was aired during an anti-vaccine-mandate rally in Los Angeles on Sunday.

The video marks one of the most public displays by active duty service members of opposition to the mandate, which was ordered by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin last AugustIn the video, the six pilots — including the first female Marine F-35C pilot — speak about the effect their opposition to the mandate has had on their lives. They all face discharge from the military, the loss of benefits, or have faced some punitive measures.

Marine Lt. Col. Scott Duncan, a former Top Gun instructor and F-35 pilot, begins the video saying he was competitively selected to command an F-35 squadron, but that was rescinded due to his opposition to the vaccine mandate.

“I was competitively selected to command an F-35 squadron. That achievement took 18 years and seven months and was recently taken away because my religious accommodation and appeal both came back denied,” he said.

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: covid; mandate; marines; military; patriots; usmc
This retired Army Officer has a broken heart for these patriots and what our military has become. Six beyond brave men and a woman perfectly willing to put down their lives for America are swept to the gutter by an administration and senior military officers who couldn't care less about winning wars, only destroying our military to remake it in the image of their far left masters. Fight on brave officers, you are not alone!
1 posted on 04/12/2022 9:09:59 AM PDT by Midwesterner53
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To: Midwesterner53
So sad for the failure in our current military!

Fauci is on video from years back talking about NOT needing a vaccine if you've been infected and your immune system fought it off!!

WATCH... https://youtu.be/9BOsmH9jyFM

2 posted on 04/12/2022 9:16:39 AM PDT by high info voter (Delivery )
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To: Midwesterner53

It is all about control and hatred. Never forget they hate you.


3 posted on 04/12/2022 9:18:34 AM PDT by alternatives? (The only reason to have an army is to defend your borders.)
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To: Midwesterner53

Bear in mind it’s not “our” military any more, except we have to pay for it.


4 posted on 04/12/2022 9:20:21 AM PDT by Salman (It's not a "slippery slope" if it was part of the program all along. )
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To: alternatives?

It is all about control and hatred. Never forget they hate you.

From the streets of our home towns to the Major Blue Cities they control 24/7.


5 posted on 04/12/2022 9:21:44 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (Anyone, who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.!" ~ (Voltaire)!!!)
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To: Midwesterner53; ransomnote; Cathi; metmom; grey_whiskers; bagster; tatown; Enlightened1; cgbg; ...

Sad situation ping.


6 posted on 04/12/2022 9:22:13 AM PDT by Jane Long (What we were told was a “conspiracy theory” in 2020 is now fact. 🙏🏻 Ps 33:12)
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To: high info voter

“Fauci is on video from years back talking about NOT needing a vaccine if you’ve been infected and your immune system fought it off!!”

Yes, but that was years ago, when he was talk about the old definition of “vaccine”

The purpose of these new “vaccines” is not to provide you with immunity to the virus, but to do something else. So for that purpose, just getting infected with COVID won’t achieve Fauci’s goal.


7 posted on 04/12/2022 9:23:59 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: Midwesterner53

Once Biden is out of office, whoever the republican president ends up being, should request... heck no... should demand the resignations of those high up in the military ranks who agreed with and followed Biden’s orders for Covid and CRT, and who embarrassed out military with such disasters as the pullout from Afghanistan.

No questions asked. Just demand. The guilty will know immediately why they must go.


8 posted on 04/12/2022 9:55:58 AM PDT by adorno
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“...should demand the resignations...”

Certainly not. He should immediately fire their sorry asses.


9 posted on 04/12/2022 10:32:03 AM PDT by odawg (`)
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Certainly not. He should immediately fire their sorry asses.

That'll work too, but, I'm not certain how it works with high-ranking generals and such who've been in the service for 20-30 or more years, and who woould/could demand a review from congress about a president's demands.
10 posted on 04/12/2022 10:39:31 AM PDT by adorno
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This is the most contrived mess and brainwashing I couldn’t have ever imagined.

It is about control and woke field and fag officers getting an all green performance briefing. 100% compliance with the vaccination mandate is one box to check. They have always been the equivalent of captain of a ship with complete control over their subjects but the system relied on not promoting tyrants to such power. Now it does and it starts from the top. About the only thing they can’t do is kill you and in some cases that is permissible as well. UCMJ? What does the J stand for? Not justice.

The coercion is pervasive, one officer being urged to take the vaccine was told it will protect him and when he opposed citing cases of myocarditis the doc told him that could be treated. Myocarditis has a 5 year mortality rate of about 60%; how treatable is that?

The Caine Mutiny happened for a reason and the worst part of the movie was the condemnation of the officers he defended by their lawyer. It was wrong and made me sick. The captain was nuts and any decent command structure would have sacked him. It should have never ever come to the subordinates doing anything. Ditto with Mr. Roberts. The command structure of the military is nuts now. They have sold out completely to their political overlords and forsaken the people they were supposed to care for and lead with something that we once had, honor.

There are more than six pilots grounded over this insanity. The problem is that it is not more who resisted. Comfort is the enemy of courage and we have a lot of comfortable people. I never thought I would see so many fold for this vaccine mess. The opposite of courage.


11 posted on 04/12/2022 10:55:34 AM PDT by Sequoyah101 (Politicians are only marginally good at one thing, being politicians. Otherwise they are fools.)
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To: adorno

Obama got rid of hundreds of top commanders.


12 posted on 04/12/2022 11:21:31 AM PDT by odawg (`)
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Obama got rid of hundreds of top commanders.

Yeah, but he was/is a democrat, and democrats in congress and RINOs, were not going to hold Obama accountable. Republicans are always questioned and indicted for such things as firing without reason, even if there was good reason.
13 posted on 04/12/2022 11:24:27 AM PDT by adorno
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To: Boogieman

Right..... like getting the elites rich off the sale of the vaccines!


14 posted on 04/12/2022 11:49:07 AM PDT by high info voter (Delivery )
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To: Boogieman

Right..... like getting the elites rich off the sale of the vaccines!


15 posted on 04/12/2022 11:49:18 AM PDT by high info voter (Delivery )
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To: Midwesterner53

Defense Department - You don’t have to get the shot, but getting the shot is a condition of your continued employment.

Harvey Weinstein - You don’t have to have sex with me, but having sex with me is a condition of your continued employment.


16 posted on 04/12/2022 12:06:54 PM PDT by Sergio (An object at rest cannot be stopped! - The Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs at Midnight)
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I saw the first sign of recruiting problems today - the Navy is offering 25k bonus for delayed entry folks to ship early. They’re obviously having issues, because this is a temporary fix that will snowball in future months.


17 posted on 04/12/2022 12:17:41 PM PDT by GreyHoundSailor (LGBTQ - Let's Get Brandon To Quit)
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To: Midwesterner53

This retired Marine shares your thoughts. I was fortunate to have served when I did and meet absolute “Warriors” from WWII, Korea, Vietnam and GWOT-all good memories I will not forget. And yes, senior Obama officers/SNCOs need to be replaced with combat Veterans (not REMFs) and loyal to the Constitution—not be forced out by the likes of a confused SecDef or Woke Milley (’cause they were so successful with Afghanistan).


18 posted on 04/12/2022 11:43:21 PM PDT by renosemper (The hill...)
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