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The White House said it is strongly opposed to a provision in the 2022 defense spending bill that would block military members from being awarded a dishonorable discharge for those who refuse the COVID-19 vaccine.<\/p>\n
A section in the House version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would limit military commanders\u2019 options for disciplining those who fail to receive the vax.<\/p>\n
Noting that many Americans have reservations about the vaccine, Section 716 of the NDAA would prohibit service members who are discharged over vaccine refusal from receiving anything other than an honorable discharge.<\/p>\n
David Sends.<\/p>\n
Mike Brest<\/strong><\/p>\n The Biden administration has come out against an amendment to the defense budget that would prevent the Pentagon from dishonorably discharging service members who refuse to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.<\/p>\n The Office of Management and Budget said in a statement Tuesday that the administration “strongly opposes” the amendment, arguing that if it’s implemented, it would “detract from readiness and limit a commander’s options for enforcing good order and discipline when a Service member fails to obey a lawful order to receive a vaccination.”<\/p>\n Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin<\/a> issued a memo making the Pfizer\/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine mandatory<\/a> shortly after it got full approval from the Food and Drug Administration late last month. As of last Wednesday, 88% of the active armed forces had received at least one dose of the vaccine, and an additional 5% have been fully vaccinated since the mandate was issued, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said during the daily briefing.<\/p>\n Tennessee Republican Rep. Mark Green, a veteran, has led the push to prevent the military from discharging service members who refuse the vaccine with any distinction other than honorable via the National Defense Authorization Act.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Can\u2019t have a socially engineered military with dissent in the ranks, and those who do will get hammered, comrade. <\/p>\n Yahoo.com<\/a><\/p>\n Thanks, David.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"