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Back in the olden days, lepers had to warn others that they were unclean, live in lazerene ghettoes, ring bells to warn oncomers – basically let the rest of ‘clean’ society that a nasty, incurable disease was near and to protect themselves.<\/p>\n
Most normal people don’t worry so much about Covid now – for normal folks, you stay away from sick folks and you’re probably OK, or you get it, you have over a 97% chance of surviving it. It seems to be following the normal viral aging process, getting more communicable and less lethal, right? So, we have adapted to this major pain-in-the-ass, and by and large things are mostly back to normal.<\/p>\n
Except in the government, and most especially around the military. The 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) repealed the vaccination mandate, right? So our folks who serve should not be forced to get vaccinated when they object to the shot, and one would expect that those who had would be reinstated and their rank\/pay\/seniority restored, because it was all an overreach, right? Wrong.<\/p>\n
During the height of the pandemic, West Point implemented a policy prohibiting cadets from traveling for sports or other events, according to Younts (military attorney R. Davis Younts – Ed.) After the vaccine was made available, only unvaccinated cadets were restricted from traveling. Then, last semester, while the militaryvaccine mandate was still in place, West Point dropped the policy, allowing unvaccinated cadets to travel for sports, the Army-Navy game, and other events.\u00a0After the Pentagon\u00a0liftedthe vaccine mandate, however, West Point reinstated the travel banfor unvaccinated cadets.<\/p>\n
While the vaccine mandate was still in effect, the unvaccinated cadets submitted Religious Accommodation Requests (RAR) for exemptions. After the requests were denied, they appealed the denials, which were also denied. After the denials of their RAR appeals, they requested medical exemptions, which were in turn denied, appealed and denied again.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
West Point’s story is reversed yet again, and now is that official travel by the unvaccinated\u00a0 is banned. Unless, of course, approved by the Under Secretary for the Army, who apparently did not read the 2023 NDAA, or failed to understand all the big words.<\/p>\n
Reinstatement for those thrown out? Not happening. The law may have changed, but policy has officially yet to conform.<\/p>\n
Building on the NDAA’s repeal of the military vaccine mandate,Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), along with 18 other Republican senators and Rep. Dan Bishop (R-N.C.) in the House, introduced legislation<\/a> on Monday\u00a0that would require the Defense Department to offer reinstatement to military members discharged over the vaccine mandate.<\/p>\n
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The proposed bill also corrects associated adverse personnel actions like loss of pay, rank, separation, denial of schools or promotion, etc. DoD estimates 8-9,000 service members separated over this, not to mention the 38% of Guardsmen who remain unvaccinated (and the NG hierarchy is preventing them <\/em>from drilling.) Really helping our readiness, aren’t they?<\/p>\n
Safe to say the politicos need to get off their respective kiesters and\u00a0 get in line with the NDAA. Not doing so is only helping….who, Xi? Putin?<\/p>\n
Although there is one bright spot in their intransigence – I read that at Kamala Harris’ Tallahassee appearance Sunday, all attendees had to sign an attestation of vaccination to attend. Yahoo<\/a> If they would not, they had to provide a timely negative Covid test,
or sit in the special leper’s section <\/del> and social distance. Seems to me they might have done those who refused a favor, not having to listen to her.<\/p>\n“My body, my choice”\u00a0 indeed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"