Hegseth Welcomes 8,700 Service Members Who Refused COVID Vaccine
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memo to guide reinstatements for 8,700 service members discharged over COVID-19 vaccine refusal.
- The memo instructs guidance for reviewing cases of those wrongly discharged under the Biden administration's now-repealed vaccine mandate.
- Hegseth stated, 'The vaccine mandate was an unfair, overbroad, and completely unnecessary burden on our service members.'
- Former service members will receive letters of apology and can seek reinstatement along with back pay for their involuntary discharge.
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Hegseth orders review of medical waivers to serve in U.S. military
Citing concerns about military readiness, the defense secretary said waivers are currently allowed for schizophrenia and other conditions.
Hegseth Calls Biden’s Military COVID Vax Mandate ‘Unlawful,’ Provides Guidance to Restore Careers | April 28, 2025
by Natalia Mittelstadt Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called the Biden administration’s military COVID-19 vaccine mandate “unlawful,” and issued a memo directing Pentagon officials to reinstate service members affected by it and remove any related disciplinary actions from their record. Hegseth’s announcement on Wednesday follows Trump’s executive order from January reinstating military members who were discharged for refusing to follow the De…
Hegseth Calls Biden’s Military COVID Vax Mandate ‘Unlawful,’ Provides Guidance to Restore Careers | The Star News Network
by Natalia Mittelstadt Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called the Biden administration’s military COVID-19 vaccine mandate “unlawful,” and issued a memo directing Pentagon officials to reinstate service members affected by it and remove any related disciplinary actions from their record. Hegseth’s announcement on Wednesday follows Trump’s executive order from January reinstating military members who were discharged for refusing to follow the De…
Vaccine mandates ‘unlawful’: Pete Hegseth rights Joe Biden’s wrongs
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has taken it upon himself to right the wrongs of the Biden administration, which unlawfully kicked service members out of the military after they refused to shoot themselves up with the COVID jab. “We all know that the previous administration issued unlawful ord...
Hegseth calls Biden's military COVID vax mandate 'unlawful,' provides guidance to restore careers
"We all know that the previous administration issued unlawful orders on mandatory vaccines on an experimental vaccine, COVID-19," said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
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