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Fox reports that as the rancid cherry on a shit sundae* for many soldiers discharged for refusing the now non-mandatory Covid vaccine, they are being forced to repay enlistment bonuses.<\/p>\n
One former Army soldier who was fired for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine<\/a> last May told Fox News Digital that he would have to pay back his original signing bonus upon his termination from the military because he did not complete the commitment in his contract.<\/p>\n
The soldier had signed a contract with the Army for six years and received a $7,000 bonus. However, because he fell short of the six years, the military notified him that he owed the government a prorated amount of slightly over $4,000. In order to pay it back, he ended up having to “sell” 60 of his unused vacation days to cover the amount owed.<\/p>\n
“I’ve deployed multiple times, and I feel like the last thing I had was selling leave days that I earned and was never able to take due to me being deployed or needing that time to prepare for the training cycle.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Discerning readers may remember that the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act got rid of the vaccine mandate. So what we have here is the military taking back enlistment bonuses from service members unable to complete their enlistments after being forced out by the military for refusing a vaccine which is not even mandatory any more. Huh?<\/p>\n
This month, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin signed a memo that will update the records and remove letters of reprimand from troops whose exemption requests to the vaccine were denied.<\/p>\n
Lawmakers are pressuring the Pentagon to do more and provide back pay<\/u><\/a> for the roughly 8,400 U.S. troops fired after refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine. However, the Pentagon has said back pay<\/u><\/a> for troops fired for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine is not an issue the DOD is “pursuing.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n