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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,936 posts)
Mon Nov 29, 2021, 01:59 PM Nov 2021

Military service members face deadline to get COVID-19 vaccine

Thousands of American service members are facing disciplinary action — up to dismissal — if they are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Monday.

With vaccination deadlines looming, the two top Marines pleaded with the troops.

"We need every single Marine in the unit to be vaccinated," said General David Berger, U.S. Marine Corps Commandant. "We don't have extra Marines."

With 91% fully vaccinated, the Marines are on track to have the worst record of all the services.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/military-service-members-face-deadline-to-get-covid-19-vaccine/ar-AAReFyN

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Military service members face deadline to get COVID-19 vaccine (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2021 OP
Vaccinations yankee87 Nov 2021 #1
Hear, hear.... I agree! secondwind Nov 2021 #2
If military children stationed with their parents overseas have to get shots Irish_Dem Nov 2021 #4
If the Marines are the worst, with 91% vaccinated, it's simple: MineralMan Nov 2021 #3

yankee87

(2,170 posts)
1. Vaccinations
Mon Nov 29, 2021, 02:04 PM
Nov 2021

Like has been said many times before, in boot you get all kinds of shots. I guess this is just a political temper tantrum. Hope they get a general discharge at best.

Irish_Dem

(46,961 posts)
4. If military children stationed with their parents overseas have to get shots
Mon Nov 29, 2021, 03:01 PM
Nov 2021

before they travel, why can't the big strong marines get them too?

Military brats who are dragged around the world with their military parents have long been human pincushions in terms of vaccines. I can well imagine what the brats have to say about troops who are too scared to get shots.

MineralMan

(146,288 posts)
3. If the Marines are the worst, with 91% vaccinated, it's simple:
Mon Nov 29, 2021, 02:14 PM
Nov 2021

Get vaccinated or get separated. Administrative separations are not difficult. Just give the refusers their walking papers and show them off whatever base they're on.

I guarantee that those not accepting vaccinations are people we don't want in the military anyhow. Almost all will be trumpers. Get rid of them, and good riddance at that.

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