Certainly one of the big takeaways here is that the US military has transitioned into a force in which members are expected to obey even unlawful orders.
That’s a bad place to be.
That’s a bad place to be.
Right.
Because orders to shoot unvaxxed scum might be up next...
In 30 years, I saw plenty of people get medical exemptions for vaccines, but not a single religious exemption. I had thousands of people work for me during that time. We all knew, including this Chaplain, they were not gonna happen.
When the USS Theodore Roosevelt was shut down by COVID and the world saw a very public (and humiliating in the inept way it was handled) way how it impacted force readiness, I knew there was 100% chance that all branches would mandate vaccination. I'm sure China and Russia are having a good laugh.