{"id":1191136,"date":"2022-01-05T15:05:03","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T20:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1191136"},"modified":"2022-01-05T15:05:09","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T20:05:09","slug":"a-huge-military-disadvantage-congressman-writes-usmc-general-requests-disclosure-over-vaccine-related-troop-dismissals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-huge-military-disadvantage-congressman-writes-usmc-general-requests-disclosure-over-vaccine-related-troop-dismissals\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018A Huge Military Disadvantage\u2019: Congressman Writes USMC General, Requests Disclosure Over Vaccine-Related Troop Dismissals"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fa-huge-military-disadvantage-congressman-writes-usmc-general-requests-disclosure-over-vaccine-related-troop-dismissals%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1191136&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>How is the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for troops affecting the strength and readiness of the Marine Corps?&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s a question too few people are asking following President Joe Biden\u2019s vaccine mandate, but one lawmaker posed that question in a <a href=\"https:\/\/mast.house.gov\/_cache\/files\/8\/e\/8e32788b-a846-49aa-b1a9-651f6a3cbc96\/CE0F39F43A2B1983AEC71ABF0D9447AD.12.29.2021-usmc-mos-vaccine-discharge-letter.pdf\">letter<\/a> to the Commandant of the United States Marine Corp (USMC) on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) shared his concerns about the vaccine mandate for Marines in a letter to General David H. Berge. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn top of the unconstitutionality of President Biden\u2019s vaccine mandate, this has serious implications for our force readiness,\u201d Mast wrote.&nbsp; \u201cSeparating hundreds \u2013 and potentially thousands \u2013 of Marines for exercising their rights can put the United States at a huge military disadvantage.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The letter asked the general about the 206 Marines discharged for refusing the vaccine and how that could potentially affect the USMC\u2019s readiness.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI understand that as of December 30, 2021, the U.S. Marine Corps has separated a total of 206 Marines for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine,\u201d the letter read. \u201cFurther, USMC has not granted a single religious exemption of the 3,247 it has thus far processed, despite USMC having a higher vaccination rate than all countries except the United Arab Emirates. The consistent denial of religious exemptions strongly indicates that further separations are forthcoming. Therefore, I request a disclosure of the Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) of each of the 206 Marines discharged for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine, as well as the MOS for each of the 3,247 Marines who have been denied religious exemptions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On December 28, The Daily Wire reported that more than 9,000 Marines remained unvaccinated. At the time of the report, 94% of troops were fully vaccinated and another 1% were partially vaccinated.<\/p>\n<p>Some Marines are speaking out about the USMC discharging troops for refusing the shot, calling it a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/political-purge-marines-speak-out-as-vax-mandate-forces-dozens-out-of-the-corps\">political purge<\/a>.\u201d \u201cThere\u2019s something fundamentally wrong at this point with our nation\u2019s leadership. We are facing an unconstitutional edict that I think is very targeted as a political purge, taking out some of the best and brightest soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and guardians from the Space Force,\u201d a major told FOX News.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mast is not the only Republican lawmaker speaking out for service members who choose not to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. In response to a U.S. judge blocking Navy SEALs from being punished for their vaccine refusal, Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/cruz-president-biden-is-wrong-for-punishing-our-servicemembers-over-their-religious-freedom\">Ted Cruz<\/a> (R-TX) tweeted, \u201cPresident Biden is wrong for punishing our Servicemembers over their religious freedom. I am pleased to see a judge issued a stay against Biden\u2019s authoritarian vaccine mandate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">President Biden is wrong for punishing our Servicemembers over their religious freedom.<\/p>\n<p>I am pleased to see a judge issued a stay against Biden\u2019s authoritarian vaccine mandate.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/waFYUmWKCy\">https:\/\/t.co\/waFYUmWKCy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenTedCruz\/status\/1478388453008191494?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 4, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mast is worried the dismissals in the USMC are coming at a time when the U.S. military needs to be at its strongest. \u201cAs the world\u2019s preeminent naval power, the United States has relied upon the Marine Corps to form the tip of the spear in nearly every modern conflict,\u201d he wrote. \u201cWith heightened tensions arising from Russian mobilization on the Ukrainian border and increased Chinese pressure on Taiwan, I have serious concerns about the Marine Corps maintaining its operational lethality and flexibility if it were to separate more than a Regiment worth of Marines.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is fighting Joe Biden\u2019s vaccine mandate in federal court. Join us in this fight by <a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lp.dailywire.com\/osha-petition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">signing<\/a> our petition to OSHA, telling them that you will not comply with this mandate.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How is the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for troops affecting the strength and readiness of the Marine Corps?\u00a0 That\u2019s a question too few people are asking following President Joe Biden\u2019s vaccine mandate, but one lawmaker posed that question in a letter to the Commandant of the United States Marine Corp (USMC) on Tuesday. Rep. 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