Military bans people who use vaccines to refuse promotions, re-list them when the deadline is about to expire
In a memo dated November 16, Army Secretary Christine Wormuth said soldiers who refuse the vaccine will be “flagged,” preventing them from “re-enlisting, reassigning, promoting, showing up first.” a semi-centralized promotion board, awards and decorations”, etc.
The Navy and Marine Corps issued similar guidance last month, paving the way for the discharge of members who refuse to be vaccinated.
Soldiers who have been exempted or have pending waiver requests will not be flagged.
The Army’s deadline for all active-duty service members to be vaccinated is December 15, while National Guard members are required to be vaccinated by June 30, 2022. Soldiers, including the National Guard. and Guards, may be flagged even before these vaccination refusal deadlines.
Wormuth writes: “Soldiers will be flagged until they are fully immunized, receive an approved medical or administrative waiver, or are separated from the Army.”
A soldier is flagged on the day they made the “final decision” to get vaccinated after seeing a medical professional and receiving a second order from the commander to get a Covid-19 vaccine.
Flagged soldiers will also be ineligible for assistance with tuition, attendance at military or civilian schools, and bonuses for enlistment.
Although the Air Force did not provide specific guidance on relisting or promoting, Minister Frank Kendall made it clear on Thursday that pilots who refuse to be vaccinated will be discharged.
“The bottom line is that willfully disobeying a lawful order is not in line with military service and vaccination is a lawful order,” Kendall said during a Facebook event when asked about his duty. vaccination service.
Soon after, the Marines followed suit, in the vaccination guidelines stating that Marines who refused the Covid-19 vaccine without an exemption would be subject to administrative action.
“An unvaccinated Marine will not be considered deployable worldwide and will be assigned or reassigned, locally, to potentially life-threatening embryos.” healthy for unvaccinated people and those working near the Marine,” the guidelines said.
“Marines who refuse vaccines will not be re-enrolled or commanded, except for separation orders.”
