Vol. 37, No. 19
10/04/2021
Soldiers, Sailors Say No!
Representative Thomas Massie held a conference call with military service members opposed to the Pentagon’s COVID vaccine mandate, illustrating the opposition to it within the ranks. ...
Representative Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) has fielded dozens of communications from distraught active and reserve service men and women concerned about the impending military mandate to receive a COVID vaccine. He has responded by introducing H.R. 3860, a bill that would ban such a mandate. As of September 16, his bill had picked up 33 co-sponsors, all of whom are Republicans. The matter has been referred to the House Armed Services Subcommittee, and at this time there is no scheduled hearing on the measure.
On August 24, 2021, the secretary of defense issued a memorandum directing that each service branch should have “ambitious timelines for implementation” of the COVID vaccine mandate. In response, each service branch set its own deadline. As of this writing, the vaccine mandate is scheduled to go into effect November 2 for active-duty Air Force and November 28 for active-duty Navy and Marines, and December 15 for active-duty Army.
Many service members who have refused the jab would disagree with the claim that the military takes “freedom of religion and worship” seriously.
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