{"id":148204,"date":"2023-10-06T09:28:10","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T13:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=148204"},"modified":"2023-10-06T10:26:46","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T14:26:46","slug":"dismal-return-rate-for-troops-discharged-over-vax-mandate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=148204","title":{"rendered":"Dismal Return Rate for Troops Discharged Over Vax Mandate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-148205 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/vax.jpg?resize=224%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/vax.jpg?resize=224%2C300&amp;ssl=1 224w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/vax.jpg?resize=248%2C333&amp;ssl=1 248w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/vax.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Report: Only 43 Out of 8K Troops Discharged over Biden\u2019s Military Vaccine Mandate Have Sought to Rejoin<\/h3>\n<p><strong>KRISTINA WONG<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Only 43 out of more than 8,000 service members who were discharged from the military over the Biden administration\u2019s COVID-19 vaccine mandate have sought to rejoin, according to a recent report by CNN.<br \/>\nAccording to the report, 19 have rejoined the Army, 12 have rejoined the Marine Corps, one has rejoined the Air Force, and two have rejoined the Navy.<\/p>\n<p>The report suggested that the low numbers prove that Republicans who say the mandate hurt recruiting and retention were wrong.<\/p>\n<p>However, some troops who fought the mandate while they were in the military told Breitbart News that they disagree.<\/p>\n<p>Retired Air Force Master Sergeant Nick Kupper, who recently retired after successfully fighting his discharge, told Breitbart News that troops are not seeking to rejoin because they feel betrayed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2023\/10\/05\/report-43-8k-troops-discharged-bidens-military-vaccine-mandate-sought-rejoin\/\">Breitbart<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Service members who were forced out of the military because they refused the jab with a pending waiver were eventually afforded a path for rejoining. The process was what a discharged member goes through returning after a break in service, assuming the applicant met current qualification standards. Don&#8217;t start.<\/p>\n<p>Oddly, former service members who were humiliated and betrayed are not interested in starting fresh with a return to boot as an E-2. Or anything else.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Report: Only 43 Out of 8K Troops Discharged over Biden\u2019s Military Vaccine Mandate Have Sought to Rejoin KRISTINA WONG Only 43 out of more than 8,000 service members who were discharged from the military over the Biden administration\u2019s COVID-19 vaccine mandate have sought to rejoin, according to a recent report by CNN. 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