That option should be left to unit commanders. If a foot-dragger is a poor performer, use this as a quick ez way to admin discharge him/her.Typical Lax Dad wrote: ↑Wed Dec 29, 2021 3:19 pmGet the last few feet draggers off the payroll.old salt wrote: ↑Wed Dec 29, 2021 2:42 pm After they've surrendered their rights, throw 'em out of the service, just because we can.
...just to make a political point. The miliary's unaxed %'s are insignificant. It is not a readiness issue.
There are other incentives short of discharge.
Keep throwing them out of the military while other mandates collapse under their own weight, as reality intrudes.
Meanwhile, politicians (in & out of uniform) continue to mumble at us through useless color coordinated designer fabric cloth masks, & wonder why so many people don't believe them.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/202 ... l-169.html
The Marine Corps discharged 66 Marines in the past week for refusing to get the coronavirus vaccine as mandated by the military, outpacing the other services at discipline related to the shots.
The latest Corps actions ...brought the total number of Marines booted out of the service for vaccine refusal to 169.
The Marine Corps has been the most aggressive in discharging troops who refuse the vaccine. And it also has denied all religious requests for vaccine exemptions that have been processed. As of Thursday, 3,080 of the 3,192 requests received — or more than 96% — have been processed and rejected.
The Marine vaccination rate is the lowest among the military services. The Army, Navy and Air Force all have nearly or more than 98% who have gotten at least one shot.
If a footdragger is an ok performer, let them stay, continue other incentives to vax & see how this plays out. Temp freeze on promotion or transfer to desirable assignment until vaxxed. This also offers an early out to those who don't want to complete their obligated service.