Posted on 06/24/2022 7:36:21 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Roughly 60,000 Army Reserve and National Guard soldiers remain unvaccinated against the coronavirus a week before the service’s deadline, according to Army data, highlighting the persistent struggle for commanders to bring soldiers under compliance.
Soldiers in the Army Reserve and Army National Guard were given until this coming Thursday to receive the vaccine, seek an exemption or face punishment, including removal from the service. The deadline, set last year, is about seven months longer than any other service member in the U.S. military, allowing commanders extra time to ensure their soldiers followed an order from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
Army leaders fell short, even with the extra cushion. Nearly 12 percent of Army Guard and 10 percent of Army Reserve soldiers have not received any vaccine dose, according to National Guard Bureau and Army data. About two-thirds of the unvaccinated soldiers are in the Army National Guard, according to force size numbers provided in October.
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. . . and recruiters for all branches are having a terrible time trying to dredge up volunteers as it is.
Wow that’s a significant number to lose, and it won’t be easy to replace them either.
One wonders how many of the vaccine-hesitant among our wonderful Military might be just fine w the Novavax jabs.
One hopes that the Guard and Reserve decision-makers can at the very least offer the mRNA-vaccine-averse among the troops the protein-based alternative, when approved.
That’s 60,000 that just said FU.
There are another 60,000 with either exemption requests or appeals in process...
Irony given just yesterday, it was 120,000....
Whistleblower Says With 120,000 Troops Still Unvaccinated, Army May Move June 30 Deadline Far Into Future
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4073283/posts
They may be trying to leave out 60,000 that applied for an exception.
Vaccine-hesitant? Are you kidding? Nobody needs any of these shots now - it’s purely a compliance exercise.
The army is playing a game of chicken. These troops will walk away if they force the mandate.
smart move. avoid the showdown. don’t decimate.
All 60k should walk.
To Hell with the Pfentagon
>> Vaccine-hesitant? Are you kidding?
WTF, Seaplaner? Can you get any more patronizing?
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