The U.S. Air Force discharged 27 members for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine, the first action of its kind from any military branch. The Air Force required its members to get vaccinated by November 2, but the Pentagon has allowed other branches to determine their own deadlines, the Daily Caller reports. While most of […]
The U.S. Air Force discharged 27 members for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine, the first action of its kind from any military branch.
The Air Force required its members to get vaccinated by November 2, but the Pentagon has allowed other branches to determine their own deadlines, the Daily Caller reports. While most of the service members have complied, a small portion have refused.
All 27 of the discharged members were younger, lower ranking and in their first enlistment term. None of them requested specific exemptions.
In August, Joe Biden encouraged Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to impose a vaccine mandate.
“Secretary Austin and I share an unshakable commitment to making sure our troops have every tool they need to do their jobs as safely as possible,” Biden wrote at the time. “These vaccines will save lives. Period. They are safe. They are effective.”
In November, House Republicans urged Austin to reconsider the military-wide mandate in November but were unsuccessful.
