{"id":439020,"date":"2022-04-29T01:37:37","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T22:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/most-troops-kicked-out-received-general-discharges-over-covid-vax-refusal\/"},"modified":"2022-04-29T01:37:37","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T22:37:37","slug":"most-troops-kicked-out-received-general-discharges-over-covid-vax-refusal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/most-troops-kicked-out-received-general-discharges-over-covid-vax-refusal\/","title":{"rendered":"#Most troops kicked out received general discharges over COVID vax refusal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36003df0bed\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36003df0bed\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/most-troops-kicked-out-received-general-discharges-over-covid-vax-refusal\/#%E2%80%9CMost_troops_kicked_out_received_general_discharges_over_COVID_vax_refusal%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Most troops kicked out received general discharges over COVID vax refusal&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMost_troops_kicked_out_received_general_discharges_over_COVID_vax_refusal%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Most troops kicked out received general discharges over COVID vax refusal&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Of 3,400 troops who\u2019ve been\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2022\/01\/21\/it-cost-millions-to-recruit-train-new-troops-being-booted-for-vaccine-refusal\/\">involuntarily separated from service\u00a0<\/a>for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine, about 70 percent have\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2021\/12\/17\/dishonorable-discharges-for-covid-vaccine-refusal-off-the-table-as-military-separations-begin\/\">received general discharges<\/a>, service personnel chiefs said Wednesday. That characterization secures their veterans benefits and, in many cases, allows them to rejoin the military if they decide to get vaccinated.<\/p>\n<p>The remaining discharges have been honorable, officials told lawmakers during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, though they did not provide details explaining the reasoning behind choosing one characterization or the other.<\/p>\n<p>In the fall, as the services announced their mandatory vaccination policies, a number of Republican lawmakers pushed back with concerns that troops might be given dishonorable discharges that could s<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> them of veterans benefits, as well as concerns that readiness would take a hit if thousands of service members were kicked out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can tell you there are no operational impacts across the force for readiness,\u201d Marine Corps Lt. Gen. David Ottignon told lawmakers. \u201cThere\u2019s no one community that has signaled an instance where a [leader], an NCO or another enlisted Marine is not present because of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Marine Corps has, by far, kicked out the most service members: 1,968 total, 20% of whom received an honorable discharge. That amounts to just under 1% of the total force, which stands at about 215,000.<\/p>\n<p>The Marine Corps has processed all of those discharges with a reenlistment code that would allow them to rejoin the Corps if they have a change of heart and get vaccinated.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/military-vaccine-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The remaining COVID vaccine refusal discharges have been honorable, according to  service personnel chiefs.\" class=\"wp-image-22075817\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/military-vaccine-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/military-vaccine-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/military-vaccine-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The remaining COVID vaccine refusal discharges have been honorable, according to  service personnel chiefs.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Photo by Jon Cherry\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At this point, he added, 97% of the force is fully vaccinated.<\/p>\n<p>The Navy has discharged 798 sailors \u2015 or 0.2% of the fleet \u2015 all of whom received honorable discharges, according to Vice Adm. John Nowell. To date, 99% of the active force and 93% of the overall force are fully vaccinated.<\/p>\n<p>The Army has separated 345 soldiers, Lt. Gen. Gary Brito told lawmakers, nine of them honorable and 36 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> under honorable conditions. All of those soldiers are on the active duty side, constituting about 0.07% of the active Army. The service\u2019s reserve component has until the end of June to be fully vaccinated.<\/p>\n<p>The Air Force has separated 287 airmen so far, according to acting deputy manpower chief Gwendolyn DeFilippi, 2% of whom received honorable discharges. That accounts for about 0.04% of the Air Force.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/military-vaccine-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The general discharge allows the members to keep veteran benefits and potentially rejoin the military if they get vaccinated. \" class=\"wp-image-22075830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/military-vaccine-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/military-vaccine-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/military-vaccine-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The general discharge allows the members to keep veteran benefits and potentially rejoin the military if they get vaccinated. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Photo by Carl Court\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Space Force, which only has about 8,400 Guardians total, hasn\u2019t had to separate anyone, she added, with a 98% vaccination rate across the Air Force Department.<\/p>\n<p>For some of the still unvaccinated troops, a handful of lawsuits are working their way through the courts, putting a hold on potential discharges for the complainants until they are sorted out.<\/p>\n<p>The plaintiffs filed suit accusing their respective services of unfairly denying religious exemption requests. To date, though the services have received tens of thousands of requests, the Air Force has only <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roved nine, the\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2022\/01\/27\/another-marine-receives-a-religious-exemption-to-the-covid-19-vaccine\/\">Marine Corps has approved three<\/a>\u00a0and the<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2022\/03\/11\/army-approves-first-religious-exemption-for-covid-vaccine\/\">\u00a0Army has approved one<\/a>.\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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