{"id":1805839,"date":"2023-01-14T11:20:50","date_gmt":"2023-01-14T16:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1805839"},"modified":"2023-01-14T11:21:30","modified_gmt":"2023-01-14T16:21:30","slug":"navy-stops-discharging-soldiers-who-refused-covid-vaccine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/navy-stops-discharging-soldiers-who-refused-covid-vaccine\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy Stops Discharging Soldiers Who Refused COVID Vaccine"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Fnavy-stops-discharging-soldiers-who-refused-covid-vaccine%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=1805839&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-->\n<p>The US Navy will no longer be able to boot sailors who refuse the COVID-19 vaccination.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, January 12, 2012, Vice Adm. Richard J. Cheeseman Jr. was appointed Chief of Naval Personnel.<span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mynavyhr.navy.mil\/Portals\/55\/Messages\/NAVADMIN\/NAV2023\/NAV23005.txt?ver=a3G5K2LQwybusE7ETK7uLQ%3d%3d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cms-ai=\"0\"> <u>All orders placed<\/u><\/a><\/span> worldwide to \u201cimmediately discontinue<span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coffeeordie.com\/navy-officer-sues-his-bosses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cms-ai=\"0\"> <u>administrative separation processing<\/u><\/a><\/span> of Navy service members solely for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine, including those with approved separation letters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The three-star ordered that all commands be halted \u201cany new adverse administrative actions associated with refusing the COVID-19 vaccine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cheeseman\u2019s latest move follows actions<span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coffeeordie.com\/more-sailors-topline-budget\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cms-ai=\"0\"> <u>By Congress<\/u><\/a><\/span>President Joe Biden and Defense secretary<span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/About\/Biographies\/Biography\/Article\/2522687\/lloyd-j-austin-iii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cms-ai=\"0\"><u> Lloyd J. Austin III<\/u><\/a><\/span> To stop evicting service personnel who refuse to give the jab. Cheeseman\u2019s order moves the Navy into alignment with a similar measure promulgated by Austin two days earlier.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<figure class=\"Figure\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" \/><source \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"image\" alt=\"COVID-19\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/100-10-49 1x, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/100-10-50-scaled.jpg 2x\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/100-10-49\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\">\n<p>Naval Hospital Bremerton held a SHOTEX, the medical center\u2019s annual mass influenza and COVID-19 booster shot vaccination outreach, from Oct. 16 &#8211; 22, 2022. Douglas H Stutz, US Navy photo.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Last public update:<span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.navy.mil\/Resources\/COVID-19-Updates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cms-ai=\"0\"> <u>This post was published on November 30, 2012.<\/u><\/a><\/span>, the Navy reported 2,258 active sailors and another 3,024 reservists weren\u2019t vaccinated, but 385,282 active and reserve sailors had received the jab.<\/p>\n<p>Navy officials spoke Thursday <i>Coffee or Die Magazine<\/i> Jan. 9 was the date that 2,065 sailors were approved for separation. They refused the vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>All sailors separated were awarded \u201c<span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coffeeordie.com\/petty-officer-covid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cms-ai=\"0\"><u>honorable characterization of service<\/u><\/a><\/span>\u201d on their discharges, but there\u2019s a caveat to that.<\/p>\n<p>They are prohibited from returning to the Navy, joining the reserve component, or joining any other branch of the military without a waiver by the reentry codes on their discharge forms.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<figure class=\"Figure\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" \/><source \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"image\" alt=\"COVID-19\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/100-10-51 1x, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/100-10-52-scaled.jpg 2x\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/100-10-51\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\">\n<p>At Naval Station Great Lakes, Command Master Chief Anthony Corey is given a flu shot. Officials in that area continue to consider changes to COVID-19 vaccination policy due to changes within the armed forces. Photo of the US Navy by Mass Communication Specialist 1st class Joseph E. Montemarano.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Officials reported <i>Coffee or Die <\/i>Senior leaders are still debating whether or not they might modify the discharge codes to reflect this new policy.<\/p>\n<p>Recruit Training Command officials at Naval Station Great Lakes also are studying how they will inoculate the nation\u2019s newest sailors, and accommodate those who refuse the shot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccording to our instruction and policy, Recruit Training Command has halted the removal of recruits from training and separation processing for those who refuse the COVID-19 vaccine as of 12 January, 2023,\u201d Lt. Nicholas Lingo (Recruit Training Command spokesperson) sent an email to <i>Coffee or Die<\/i>. \u201cRefusal of the vaccination is no longer a justification for separation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Navy estimated that by November&#8217;s end, 202,085 sailors and civilian personnel had been infected with the COVID-19 virus. 195 of these people died.<\/p>\n<p>17 sailors died from the virus.<\/p>\n<p><b>Editor\u2019s Note: <\/b><i>This story was updated with a statement by Recruit Training Command on January 13, 2023.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Continue reading:<i> <\/i><\/b><span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coffeeordie.com\/film-devotion-navy-hero\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cms-ai=\"0\"><i>Film \u2018Devotion\u2019 Sparks Renew Drive to Bury Navy Hero in US <\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"VideoEnhancement\">\n<p>    [embedded content]\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US Navy will no longer be able to boot sailors who refuse the COVID-19 vaccination. Thursday, January 12, 2012, Vice Adm. Richard J. Cheeseman Jr. was appointed Chief of Naval Personnel. 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