The following report is from the Associated Press:
The Marine Corps discharged 66 Marines in the past week for refusing to get the coronavirus vaccine as mandated by the military, outpacing the other services at discipline related to the shots.
The latest Corps actions, which came as COVID-19 cases surged across the country as a result of the omicron variant, brought the total number of Marines booted out of the service for vaccine refusal to 169.
“The speed with which the disease transmits among individuals has increased risk to our Marines and the Marine Corps’ mission,” the Marine Corps said in a statement, even as the percentage of those at least partially vaccinated remained at 95%, the same as last week.
The infection rise also hit close to the Defense Department’s No. 2 leader. The Pentagon announced Thursday that seven staff members who traveled with Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks last week to Hawaii, California and Nebraska have tested positive for the virus. Hicks and members of her personal staff have so far tested negative.
Hicks’ trip included stops at U.S. Naval Amphibious Base Coronado in San Diego and U.S. Strategic Command in Omaha. She also visited the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in Hawaii and met with families who have been affected by fuel contamination in drinking water at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.
U.S. Seeing An Average Of 149,000 Infections A Day
The department said the tests showing the positive results were taken at the conclusion of the trip and that contact tracing is now going on at all the bases, hotels and other facilities Hicks visited.
The United States is seeing an average of 149,000 infections a day, as omicron appears to spread up to three times faster than the delta variant.
Officials say the vaccines, particularly with the boosters, beef up protections against more severe illnesses. And the Pentagon has ordered all service members — active duty, National Guard and Reserves — to get the vaccine, saying it is critical to maintaining the health and readiness of the force.
Already this week, the Pentagon said 1,000 active duty troops will be deployed to states to help shore up beleaguered health care workers.
The Marine Corps has been the most aggressive in discharging troops who refuse the vaccine. And it also has denied all religious requests for vaccine exemptions that have been processed. As of Thursday, 3,080 of the 3,192 requests received — or more than 96% — have been processed and rejected.
The Marine vaccination rate is the lowest among the military services. The Army, Navy and Air Force all have nearly or more than 98% who have gotten at least one shot.
AUTHOR COMMENTARY
Even though almost all of the other divisions have almost complete vaccination rates, the Army, for example, is set to discharge over 3,800 soldiers soon.
But the definition of fully vaccinated has practically changed, and so now I would presume more discharges will occur when the boosters are instigated; or the new death shot 2.0 the Army is set to release soon.
[7] Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? [8] Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also? [9] For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen? [10] Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope. (1 Corinthians 9:7-10).
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I wouldn’t go into the military if you paid me! Tried out for the Army and saw the mess that it is and how they’ll toss ya to mental evaluation over almost nothing!
Now they want to jab up our troops and they’ll all be dropping like flies and also, I don’t know about the Marines they pretty much keep it old school, but the Army is a joke! They couldn’t defend a pillow fort!
Have you seen the latest recruiting ad with Emma and her two mommies? What a disgrace! Some girl in California (yeah, say no more) raised by two sodomite mothers and she went to UC Davis then joined the army (because it was either that or work at McDonald’s I guess) and they compare it to Chinese and Russian recruitment ads and those two look strong and boldly masculine! No wonder our country is in the toilet! If China invades, US soldiers will duck their thumbs and cry for more apple juice in their safe spaces! We are screwed!
Major Kudos to those Marines, I appoint them leaders when war comes to this country!
Very smart of those Marines to leave that popcorn stand they call the US Military these days. I pray they will get many blessings for doing so……besides staying alive. I hope many more will follow their example. If these soldiers knew that Russia and China are not giving these vaccines to their troops, maybe more would leave.
Makes ya wonder. Russia and China care more about their troops well being than America-Great Satan America. Land of the free and home of the slave.