{"id":171172,"date":"2025-07-01T09:55:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T13:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=171172"},"modified":"2025-07-01T09:55:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T13:55:00","slug":"army-covid-vets-return-to-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=171172","title":{"rendered":"Army COVID Vets Return to Service"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nCOVID Commando<\/em><\/p>\n

After Offer of Back Pay, Only 13 COVID Vaccine Refusers Returned to Military Service<\/h3>\n

By Konstantin Toropin<\/strong><\/p>\n

Months after the Pentagon rolled out a policy aimed at wooing back service members booted from the military over the COVID-19 vaccine, the Pentagon has confirmed that only 13 people — all Army soldiers — have rejoined.<\/p>\n

Shortly after coming back to office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that, while short on details, mandated the military reinstate troops who refused the vaccine with “full back pay, benefits, bonus payments, or compensation.”<\/p>\n

The Pentagon then spent months articulating that order into a policy that was rolled out in April and, while making good on the promise of back pay, it came with some major administrative hurdles and the caveat of yearslong military commitments.<\/p>\n

In late April, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth trumpeted the policy, telling a group of troops at the Army War College that those who refused the vaccine were “warriors of conscience” and that “we hope they come back quickly.”<\/p>\n

Several days later, the Pentagon’s “Rapid Response” account said that “we have reinstated these vital members with BACKPAY” before proclaiming that “this is the Golden Age for our service members.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Military.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Shunned, shamed, shitcanned and, in a lot of cases, awarded a General discharge out the door for refusing the jab. These folks have moved along with their lives after being forcibly ejected from service and small wonder they are refusing to re-up in droves. The military violated a trust and no amount back-peddling and “hope” will change it. They are not returning and I can find no fault in their decision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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