{"id":149971,"date":"2023-11-19T13:13:21","date_gmt":"2023-11-19T18:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=149971"},"modified":"2023-11-19T16:16:12","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T21:16:12","slug":"army-about-those-covid-discharges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=149971","title":{"rendered":"Army: About those COVID discharges.."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Has anyone noticed the Uniformed Services are having difficulties reaching enlistment goals? Not so long ago a lot of people were let go for refusing the COVID vaccine mandated by the Biden Administration. It seems Big Army may want theirs to come back into the fold.<\/p>\n

Army Scrambling to Get Back Soldiers It Kicked Out over Biden\u2019s Military Vaccine Mandate<\/h3>\n

KRISTINA WONG<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Army now appears to be trying to bring back into service soldiers it kicked out over the Biden administration\u2019s policy to remove servicemembers who rejected the coronavirus vaccine mandate, according to a letter from the Army several former soldiers posted online.<\/p>\n

The letter, addressed to \u201cFormer Service Member,\u201d states that there is new Army guidance that would correct military records of those kicked out, which would enable those who were removed and had their DD-214s marked with a certain code barring them from reentering service to be able to return.<\/p>\n

The letter instructed former soldiers on how they could get their records corrected, then added:<\/p>\n

Individuals who desire to apply to return to service should contact their local Army, US Army Reserve (USAR) or Army National Guard (ARNG) recruiter for more information.
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\nThe Biden administration imposed a vaccine mandate on the military in August 2021, and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin then issued a policy that said any servicemember who did not follow the mandate by December 2020 would be kicked out.<\/p>\n

As a result, more than 8,000 troops were, in fact, kicked out, tens of thousands of National Guard members were sidelined and lost drill time and pay, and a number simply decided not to reenlist.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

About 70% of what is being called an involuntary separation for those refusing the jab were awarded a General discharge. The remainder received an Honorable with no explanation of the reasoning behind the differing discharge types.<\/p>\n

The military did approve religious exemptions to its Covid-19 vaccine mandate. 15 out of some 16,000 requests so there’s that.<\/p>\n

To date 43 COVID dischargees have returned to military service.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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