I’m not sure why this is even a story. If these military personnel had an option to seek a medical or religious exemption to the vaxx mandate and couldn’t even be bothered to take that minimal step, then what’s the point of standing up for them now? These people were either dumber than rocks, too lazy to bother, or didn’t want to be in the military anyway.
How subservient and Canadian of you.
There wasn't an exemption for that.
As a purely legal maneuver, I think it would be advisable to reach for all options available before facing discharge (or unemployment). (I think any good lawyer would advise the same.)
But as a matter of principle, any resistance to these shots should not be dismissed lightly; we simply don't know the intent of those involved.
(The instructions to take these shots were simply unlawful orders, and should have been disobeyed for that reason alone.)
Wow! That’s a scary attitude you have about knuckling under to gubmint totalitarianism. If I’m a ground troop I’d take the opportunity to get the hell out before being thrown into the Uke meat grinder. I don’t think they need to worry. I’m sure the warmongering brainiacs in the Pentagon are wondering where they will find cannon fodder to send to vinyl pants now. Of course, the plan might envision bringing back the draft since the world war we are being blundered into will be a two front one again. With any kind of luck those kids smart enough to avoid the vaxx might be able to parlay that into a deferment.
Sounds like something Fidel Trudeau, supreme leader of Communist Canada would agree with.
The fastest way to discipline and removal was to formally say no thanks via an exemption. At least that was my understanding of some organizations. Exemptions were being blanket denied as soon as they were submitted. Was better to say that I am seeking medical and religious inputs in order to decide which exemption to take or to possibly take the Vax. Just delay until sanity returned.
“had an option to seek a medical or religious exemption to the vaxx mandate and couldn’t even be bothered”
What are you talking about? Do you have the DoD paperwork on this?
I can not believe that people think an option for exemption exists.
What are you talking about?
This is why people think you’re a dumb Canadian.
Ever think some didn’t HAVE a medical a religious or medical exemption - they just didn’t want unknown or possibly *evil shit through their veins?
I imagine it’s a matter of choice and freedom. Demanding you take an experimental vax removes any choice and freedom you think you might have.
Religious and medical justifications are fine, but only those criteria count? You have to convince leadership you are exempt because of your religion or a medical condition?
Only your “leadership” can decide if your religious concerns or medical condition(s) count? In that case, you may have your own concerns that you wish not to share and keep private but leadership passes judgement on your decision.
With the military having the default position of “convince me,” why bother, just refuse.
I’ve had COVID (68-yr old with lung damage) and it was milder than the flu, so why would I have to take a shot they said will protect me when it doesn’t, and why should I take a shot they now says protects others from me? Even if they also had the shot?
Shifting standards and almost daily changes to the shot protocols, makes sense to hold off until things are sorted and viable.