The U.S. Army officials have announced that soldiers who refuse to get the Covid vaccine will be facing termination following Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III’s decision to mandate vaccination among Army members.
In the same statement released Tuesday, the Army explained that those soldiers will first be counseled and if not granted an exemption for a legitimate reason, they then will be disciplined which includes being relieved of their duties.
“This is quite literally a matter of life and death for our soldiers, their families, and the communities in which we live,” Lt. Gen. R. Scott Dingle, the Army Surgeon General, added.
“Case counts and deaths continue to be concerning as the Delta variant spreads, which makes protecting the force through mandatory vaccination a health and readiness priority for the total Army.”
Military officials said that all active-duty soldiers should be fully vaccinated by December 15. They fixed June 30, 2022, as a deadline for Reserve and National Guard units.
