The US Army will begin discharging soldiers who refuse to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, unless the service member has an approved exemption or pending request.
"Army readiness depends on Soldiers who are prepared to train, deploy, fight and win our nation's wars," Army Secretary Christine Wormuth said in a statement Wednesday."Unvaccinated Soldiers present risk to the force and jeopardize readiness. We will begin involuntary separation proceedings for Soldiers who refuse the vaccine order and are not pending a final decision on an exemption.
Soldiers discharged due to vaccine refusal"will not be eligible for involuntary separation pay and may be subject to recoupment of any unearned special or incentive pays," the Army said.The Army reported a 96% vaccine completion rate for active duty soldiers and a 79% completion rate for reservists as of January 26.
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