The 40,000 National Guard and 22,000 Reserve soldiers who didn't get the vaccine are no longer allowed to participate in their military duties, as well as cutting them off from some of their military benefits. Soldiers who refuse the vaccination order without an approved or pending exemption request are subject to adverse administrative actions, including flags, bars to service, and official reprimands. Part-time soldiers are usually ordered to serve from two weeks to a month with their units for summer training during the annual training season. The training events are important for soldiers to improve their skills and for commanders to make sure their formations are ready to deploy. The space force has a new intelligence unit. The consequences could be much worse if the soldiers refuse the vaccine. Soldiers who refuse the vaccine may be subject to separation in the future.
Many soldiers could be forced to leave if the long-term impact is not mitigated, especially in the middle of a recruiting crisis.
It will be possible for soldiers to come on duty and earn their pay in order to be vaccinations or to take part in separation procedures.
The director of the Army Guard told Military.com that they would give every soldier the chance to get vaccinations. We are not giving up on anyone until the separation paperwork is done.
The last day for the Army National Guard and Reserve to get the vaccine was June 30th. The Army Guard and the Reserve are unvaccinated.
Part-time soldiers with a pending medical or religious exemption for the vaccine can still train with their units and collect pay and benefits. It's rare to get an exemption approval.
At least 22 service members have been affected by the vaccine's rare side effects, according to a study.
Out of 53 Guard soldiers who requested one, only six have permanent medical exemptions. There is no exemption for reserve soldiers.
More than 3000 requests have been made for a religious exemption for the Guard or Reserve. It's not clear what qualifies a soldier for a religious exemption. Soldiers are required to be inoculated against a number of diseases. No religious leader has come out against vaccines.
The Army doesn't have a clear plan on how to remove part-time soldiers from service if they refuse the vaccine. Guardsmen are only allowed to attend federally funded drills and other training events which make up the bulk of their service. The weekends that the Guardsmen serve under their governors are funded by the federal government.
Republican governors will not kick out unvaccinated guardsmen. It's not clear how easy it will be for the Defense Department to enforce the ban on unvaccinated Guardsmen. State active-duty orders are the only thing that an unvaccinated Guard soldier is qualified for right now, which is a rare tool for a governor to use.
It's usually a short term duty. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has used SAD orders to mobilize thousands of troops for missions on the U.S.- Mexico border.
Guardsmen don't qualify for federal benefits or retirement if they do not work on a seasonal basis.
It may be easier to separate reserve soldiers from service if they are under the federal government.
1,148 active-duty soldiers have been removed from the Army for not complying with the vaccine mandate.
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There are 40,000 unvaccinated soldiers in the guard. There is no one who knows.
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