As vaccine mandates sweep the nation, America’s military is spearheading the overreaching operation. But within its own ranks, many service members are still holding out against the shot. Church Militant’s Aidan O’Connor takes a closer look at the military’s latest offensive.
Military deadlines for abortion-tainted COVID jabs have come and gone, but around 40,000 troops are still resisting the experimental shots. Wednesday marked the so-called vaccine deadline for all members of the U.S. Army — requiring 1.3 million active-duty personnel to be fully jabbed or have an exemption.
While a handful of medical exemptions have been granted, not a single religious exemption has been approved. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby revealed this last week.
John Kirby, U.S. Department of Defense press secretary: “You’re right: There haven’t been any religious exemptions granted by the services. But this has absolutely nothing to do with trampling on the religious liberties of men and women in uniform.”
The U.S. Navy issued orders Wednesday to start discharging sailors who missed the Nov. 28 deadline and continue refusing the jab.
America’s Air Force announced Monday it has already discharged dozens of service members who aren’t jabbed following its Nov. 2 deadline.
The Marine Corps revealed Thursday that it has discharged over 100 Marines so far for not getting the shot.
Kirby: “This is not about liberties; it’s about a military medical requirement to keep them safe, to keep their families safe, to keep their units safe.”
While the military aggressively touts medical safety, America’s citizens grow concerned over national security. Thousands more military reserve members who have not taken the abortion-tainted shot will soon face looming deadlines for America’s reserve forces.
