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Pentagon Orders ‘White Glove’ Treatment for Those Returning to Military Service After Covid-19 Vaccine Refusal

Last Thursday, the Pentagon ordered returning service members separated for refusing the Covid-19 vaccine to receive special-category VIP or 'white glove' treatment.
Social media criticism and a closed-door meeting with Tata and Hegseth preceded the memo, which follows the 2021 Covid-19 vaccine mandate that was rescinded in 2023.
Accepting late arrivals, the memo orders notifying commanders in advance, prioritizing processing at Military Entrance Processing Stations, and assigning a trained escort to expedite screening.
Under Secretary Anthony Tata said the Pentagon will review its Covid-19 vaccine policies and proactively examine discharge records, with only 13 of more than 8,000 reinstated this year.
With MEPS understaffed, officials face implementation challenges as a CNN source said `MEPS staffing nationwide is horrendous, there are no trained escorts,` and a Pentagon spokesperson gave no update Friday.

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