Unvaccinated airmen lose pay, benefits as Air National Guard yanks orders
By Rachel S. Cohen Jan 6, 05:35 PM
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A new year is bringing new consequences for thousands of Air National Guardsmen who aren’t vaccinated against the coronavirus.
As of Dec. 31, 2,500 unvaccinated airmen and Space Force guardians are ineligible for pay or benefits from the Air National Guard. Those troops are also banned from finishing out jobs, taking on new orders, showing up to drill weekends or participating in training.
It’s the service’s latest step to punish airmen who refuse the shots required by the Pentagon’s vaccine mandate. The number could grow to about 6,100 ousted Guardsmen if another 3,600 or so are denied religious exemptions — which no one has earne
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