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AkFemDem

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4. Anyone who has served knows that..

Reply to HAB911 (Original post)

Thu Dec 16, 2021, 02:37 PM

Dec 2021

A certain % of people, especially lower ranking enlisted personnel, are seeking rapid discharge at any given time. I suspect a good % of the number who have refused and are not seeking exemptions, fall into the category. In other words- mandatory vax is an easy way out of a contract they no longer want.

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Army vax deadline: 2 battalion commanders relieved, discharges begin January, 98% comply [View all] HAB911 Dec 2021 OP

They showed us. pwb Dec 2021 #1

This has the side benefit of weeding out many of the kooks and fascists in the forces. Nt Fiendish Thingy Dec 2021 #2

Silver linings HAB911 Dec 2021 #8

Agree 100% Johnny2X2X Dec 2021 #12

That would be a poetic outcome. Here's hoping. nt crickets Dec 2021 #15

Will they get a general discharge? Texin Dec 2021 #3

At this point it seems most are getting administrative- AkFemDem Dec 2021 #5

They will likely lose their retirement qazplm135 Dec 2021 #17

certainly should be less than honorable HAB911 Dec 2021 #6

Anyone who has served knows that.. AkFemDem Dec 2021 #4

also some people are in the armed services because sdfernando Dec 2021 #10

One caveat atreides1 Dec 2021 #16

Buh-buy s**t birds! Crowman2009 Dec 2021 #7

More than 100 Marines kicked out of the service for refusing Covid vaccine Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2021 #9

I never thought I'd be one of those "The Army wasn't like this when I was in!" types. Aristus Dec 2021 #11

for sure, my vaccine passport of old HAB911 Dec 2021 #13

Mine's around somewhere. Aristus Dec 2021 #14

I never understood why they have yet to repurpose the latest version of that BumRushDaShow Dec 2021 #18

So why is the Navy orangecrush Dec 2021 #19

My, How Times Have Changed DallasNE Dec 2021 #20