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VA staff have a few days left to get COVID vaccines or get fired
Tens of thousands of staffers either have not started the vaccine regiment yet or have not filed paperwork showing their vaccine status.
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Military Culture
No, the Pentagon is not sending mass texts to service members about vaccine mandates
The military doesn't have the capability to send out service-wide SMS texts.
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Troop COVID-19 death rate jumps 50-fold since 2020, August deadliest month by far
Eleven troops died in August, more than twice the previous monthly high.
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Pennsylvania Guard rebukes officer’s alleged attempt to push vaccine exemptions
The company commander sent an email to his subordinate leaders saying that soldiers seeking a religious exemption “do not have to be devout...[and] can simply morally disagree."
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Dishonorable discharges for vaccine refusal would be blocked under congressional proposal
The plan is included in the House Armed Services Committee's version of the annual defense authorization bill.
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Coronavirus resurgence could cause major problems for GI Bill users next spring
VA leaders are warning they need congressional help to keep housing stipends moving if students are forced back into online-only classes.
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Inside Fort Jackson’s vaccine-only basic training graduation
Thousands of fully-vaccinated guests exclusively attended the Thursday graduation of 1st Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment's basic training soldiers.
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Here’s the Army rule for vaccine refusals, which service leaders brushed up on this summer
Army leadership has been eyeing the possibility of a mandated COVID-19 vaccine this summer.
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Pentagon announces COVID-19 vaccine mandate, but no set deadline
The Pfizer vaccine is now mandatory for service members.
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With Pfizer approval, COVID-19 vaccine to become mandatory for troops
The Pfizer vaccine will be the first to become requiring for service members.
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