President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Monday that will reinstate thousands of U.S. military personnel who were discharged from the military for refusing experimental COVID-19 vaccines during the pandemic. Doing so would be another promise Republicans keep. said In August, he said, “We will rehire all fired patriots with an apology and back pay. They will receive back pay and an apology from the government.”
Former Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin issued A memo dated August 24, 2021 declared that “mandatory vaccination against the 2019 coronavirus disease is necessary to protect the military” and characterized the new vaccine as safe and effective. There is.
The Biden administration's vaccine mandate for U.S. military personnel will ultimately canceled The Republican-backed requirement was added to the National Defense Authorization Act of 2023, which will go into effect in January 2023. But during the 16 months the mandate was in effect, about 17,000 service members refused to be vaccinated.
Approximately 1,200 soldiers were reportedly able to secure exemptions, but according to Pentagon records, 3,717 were denied because they refused vaccinations that caused health complications in some of their compatriots, including: of Marines, 1,816 soldiers, and 2,064 sailors were discharged. myocarditis or if Former National Guard Specialist Caroline Stancikthree heart attacks and one stroke.
“They will be apologized.”
white house officials Confirmed Trump told the New York Post that his executive order targets active duty or reservists who refuse to be vaccinated and are discharged from the military between 2021 and 2023. More than 8,000 service members will be returned to their former ranks and provided with both back pay and full benefits.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth pledged During his confirmation hearing earlier this month, he called for the reinstatement and compensation of soldiers who were expelled for refusing an “experimental vaccine” promised by President Trump.
“Tens of thousands of military personnel have been expelled because of experimental vaccines,” Hegseth said. “They will be apologised. They will be reinstated and their pay and rank restored.”
military era shown Correcting the Biden administration's mistakes could be costly, as backpay alone could cost hundreds of millions of dollars or more. Nevertheless, this will round out those who have been kicked to the curb for questioning vaccines that have been shown to cause significant harm in some cases.
Research published in January 2024 in the pharmacotherapy journal “Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety” shown “COVID-19 vaccination is strongly associated with a serious adverse safety signal of myocarditis leading to hospitalization and death, especially in children and adolescents.”
Research conducted by the Global Coronavirus Vaccine Safety Project, a global vaccine data network initiative supported by both the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and HHS. published Last year, Vaccine magazine detailed disturbing links between the AstraZeneca, Moderna and Pfizer vaccines and conditions such as Guillain-Barre syndrome, inflammation of the brain and spinal cord, Bell's palsy and convulsions.
Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.), a retired U.S. Army Ranger, congratulated President Trump on his decision to return to the military, telling Fox & Friends: “It's a great day for patriots, it's a great day for service members.” spoke. Brothers and sisters in battle. ”
“Let's not forget,” Mast said, “it wasn't just the military. It was other government agencies that were essentially doing the scrubbing as well.” [out] Some conservatives raised their hands saying, “I don't want to take this vaccine.''
“They were removing them from government, removing them from West Point and the Naval Academy, the Air Force, the Coast Guard, the Merchant Marine Academy, removing them from the next promotion boards for sergeants, sergeants, majors, officers. They had built a system where the only people who would give promotions to the next rank of individuals would be those who didn't say, “No, I'm not a conservative, and you know, I am.” Everything’s OK, you’re doing it now,’” Mast said. That's what was happening.
Some units may be very happy to return, while others may not be interested in returning. In the end, within eight months of eliminating the vaccine mandate, only 43 of the more than 8,000 service members given the boot decided to rejoin.
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