{"id":2056340,"date":"2023-10-05T11:25:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T15:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/navy-commander-warns-pentagons-handling-of-vaccine-mandate-will-result-in-massive-readiness-crash\/"},"modified":"2023-10-05T11:28:37","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T15:28:37","slug":"navy-commander-warns-pentagons-handling-of-vaccine-mandate-will-result-in-massive-readiness-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/navy-commander-warns-pentagons-handling-of-vaccine-mandate-will-result-in-massive-readiness-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy Commander cautions Pentagon&#8217;s vaccine mandate may cause significant readiness decline."},"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\">22<\/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-commander-warns-pentagons-handling-of-vaccine-mandate-will-result-in-massive-readiness-crash%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=2056340&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--><blockquote>\n<h2>Defense Secretary&#8217;s Vaccine Mandate Weakened U.S. Military, Says Naval Officer<\/h2>\n<p>A senior naval \u2062officer warns that Defense Secretary Lloyd \u2063Austin&#8217;s military vaccine mandate in August 2021 has had \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/progressives-flip-their-lids-when-kennedy-reads-from-books-they-push-in-schools\/\" title=\"Progressives enraged as Kennedy promotes books they endorse in schools.\">lasting negative effects<\/a> on \u200cthe U.S. military. Navy Commander Rob Green,\u2062 who currently serves and risks retaliation\u200b for his views, \u2062spoke\u2062 to The Epoch Times about the mandate&#8217;s repercussions.<\/p>\n<p>While acknowledging that\u200b his views \u2063do not\u200d represent the \u2064Department of\u2062 Defense or Department \u200cof\u200b the Navy, Cmdr. Green believes that even though the mandate was officially rescinded in January, it may have caused irreparable\u2062 harm and a &#8220;looming&#8221; readiness crisis.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Related \u200cStories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/exclusive-over-300-caf-members-harmed-by-covid-vaccine-mandates-launch-500-million-lawsuit-against-military-5353040?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><strong>EXCLUSIVE: More Than \u2062300 Military Members Launch \u2064$500 Million Lawsuit Over \u2062COVID Vaccine Mandates<\/strong><\/a>  &#8211; 6\/23\/2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/article\/dr-peter-mccullough-says-military-vaccine-repeal-one-victory-for-health-freedom-movement-4980937?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><strong>Dr. Peter McCullough Says\u200c Military Vaccine Mandate Repeal a\u200d Victory for Health \u200dFreedom Movement<\/strong><\/a>  &#8211; 1\/13\/2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In his revealing book &#8220;Defending the Constitution Behind Enemy\u2063 Lines,&#8221; Cmdr. Green shares\u2064 compelling stories of those who resisted the military\u2062 mandate \u200band compares their actions to those of America&#8217;s Founding Fathers.<\/p>\n<p>From the start, Cmdr. Green argued \u2062that \u2062the mandate \u2064was unconstitutional because service members were given vaccines \u2062authorized for emergency \u2062use only, without \u2064full FDA approval.<\/p>\n<p>He criticizes \u200cthe coercion \u2064used to encourage service \u2062members to take the vaccine,\u200d which\u200b further damaged the military&#8217;s credibility after the Afghanistan withdrawal.<\/p>\n<h2>Loss of Trust and Betrayal<\/h2>\n<p>According to Cmdr. Green, the military vaccine mandate and the subsequent removal of conscientious \u2064service members have \u200dcaused a deep betrayal of trust. He \u2063highlights the media&#8217;s focus on the separation of tens of thousands of service members, while neglecting the\u200d hundreds of thousands who were forced \u2062to \u200creceive the vaccine against their will.<\/p>\n<p>He \u2062predicts that \u2063recruitment and retention will suffer, leading to a massive readiness crash in\u2064 the next few years.<\/p>\n<p>Cmdr. \u2064Green also criticizes the lack of \u200backnowledgment and support for service members who have\u200b experienced vaccine injuries, comparing it to the neglect of those affected by asbestos or Agent Orange.<\/p>\n<h2>Call \u200dfor Accountability<\/h2>\n<p>In an op-ed,\u200c Cmdr. Green argues that military leadership\u2063 must be held \u200baccountable for their failures. He points out the lack of accountability for the\u200b lives lost\u2064 in \u2063the Global War on Terror, the\u2064 botched Afghanistan withdrawal, and the \u2062separation of service members due\u2064 to the vaccine mandate.<\/p>\n<p>He highlights Senator Tommy Tuberville&#8217;s efforts to \u200cslow down \u200cpromotions as a way\u200b to \u200dpush for change in DOD policy and hold\u200b leaders accountable.<\/p>\n<h2>Loss of Individual Liberty<\/h2>\n<p>Cmdr. Green believes that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-moves-to-confirm-top-military-nominees-after-tuberville-calls-audible\/\" title=\"Schumer fast-tracks military nominees following Tuberville's unexpected move.\">senior\u2063 military leaders<\/a> have become enemies of the Constitution \u2064by trampling on individual rights. He criticizes the focus \u200bon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-endorses-moving-mlb-all-star-game-out-of-georgia-lauds-athletes-using-sports-to-push-politics\/\" title=\"Biden Endorses Moving MLB All-Star Game Out Of Georgia, Lauds Athletes Using Sports To Push Politics\">political agendas<\/a>, such as Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) training, which \u200bhe believes weakens\u200b the armed forces.<\/p>\n<p>He warns that the\u2062 military wants compliant and malleable service members, and the purge of patriots will leave \u200dthe military vulnerable.<\/p>\n<h2>Leaders Prioritize Political Agendas<\/h2>\n<p>Cmdr. Green argues that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/navy-commander-warns-pentagons-handling-of-vaccine-mandate-will-result-in-massive-readiness-crash\/\" title=\"Navy Commander cautions Pentagon's vaccine mandate may cause significant readiness decline.\">senior \u200dmilitary leadership prioritizes political agendas<\/a> over supporting individuals in defending the constitutional republic. He criticizes DEI programs that place institutional problems on groups of people instead of judging \u2064individuals \u200dbased on\u2063 their\u2063 own words and actions.<\/p>\n<h2>Call for Accountability<\/h2>\n<p>Cmdr. \u200cGreen \u2062calls for accountability at the highest levels of military leadership. He believes that without renewed commitment\u2062 to the Constitution \u2064and the rule of law, the \u2064crisis of trust \u200bamong service members and the American \u200dpublic will continue\u200c to worsen.<\/p>\n<h2>Chairman&#8217;s Message and Betrayal of Trust<\/h2>\n<p>General C.Q. Brown, the newly confirmed chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, emphasizes the importance \u200dof trust in the military. However, former U.S. Army lieutenant \u2062colonel Bradley Miller, who was relieved\u2064 of\u200d command for refusing the vaccine, believes there has been a betrayal of trust in \u200bsenior military leadership \u200cdecisions.<\/p>\n<p>The Epoch Times has reached out to the Navy and \u200bPentagon for comment.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are Cmdr. Green&#8217;s arguments regarding the constitutionality of mandating vaccines that were not fully approved by\u2062 the FDA?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2064D accountable for their decision to implement and enforce\u200d the vaccine mandate without proper \u200cconsideration of the potential consequences. He asserts that the trust between \u200bservice \u200dmembers \u200dand their leadership\u2062 has \u200bbeen severely \u200bdamaged, and this \u200dneeds to be addressed and repaired.<\/p>\n<p>Cmdr. Green&#8217;s\u200c concerns regarding the vaccine mandate \u2062stem\u2064 from \u200dthe fact that the vaccines were only authorized \u200bfor emergency use and did not have full FDA approval. He believes that it was unconstitutional\u2062 to mandate vaccines that \u2062were not fully approved by the FDA, and that service members should have been given the choice to make their own decisions regarding their \u2063health.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, he highlights the coercion tactics\u2064 used to encourage service members to take \u200dthe vaccine, which\u200b he claims further eroded trust in military leadership.\u200c He believes \u200dthat the\u2063 forced vaccination\u2062 of service\u2062 members against their will undermines the credibility of the military, \u200cespecially in the aftermath of the Afghanistan withdrawal.<\/p>\n<p>One major \u2062issue \u2064that Cmdr. Green emphasizes is the disparity in media coverage between the separation of service members who refused the\u2062 vaccine and the forced vaccination of those who\u200b did not consent.\u2062 He elucidates that\u200b while the media has focused \u200con \u200cthe removal of those who resisted the mandate, little \u2063attention \u2062has been given to \u2062the widespread violation of personal choice and\u2063 autonomy experienced by service members \u2062who were \u200dforced to receive \u2064the vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/budweiser-maker-promises-free-beer-if-70-of-u-s-adults-vaccinated-by-july-4\/\" title=\"Budweiser Maker Promises Free Beer If 70% Of U.S. Adults Vaccinated By July 4\">long-term implications<\/a>, Cmdr. Green warns of\u200d the potential negative impact on recruitment and retention of service members. He posits that the loss of trust and\u200b the perceived betrayal caused by the vaccine\u2064 mandate and subsequent removals will dissuade potential \u2064recruits from joining the military and prompt current members to consider leaving, \u200dresulting in a \u200csignificant readiness crisis in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Cmdr. Green criticizes the lack \u2063of acknowledgement and \u200dsupport for service members who have experienced\u2063 vaccine\u2063 injuries. He compares this\u200d neglect \u200dto the historical neglect \u2062faced by veterans\u200b affected by\u200b asbestos \u2062or Agent Orange, highlighting the \u200cneed for comprehensive\u200d care and assistance for those who suffer vaccine-related injuries.<\/p>\n<p>In\u200c conclusion, \u2062the military vaccine mandate implemented\u2064 by Defense \u200cSecretary Lloyd Austin in August 2021 has had lasting \u200dnegative effects on the\u2062 U.S. military, according to Navy Commander Rob Green. The mandate, which has now been officially rescinded, is believed to have caused irreparable harm and a &#8220;looming&#8221;\u2063 readiness crisis. Cmdr. \u2063Green raises concerns about the violation of personal choice, the erosion of\u2063 trust, and the lack of support for service members affected\u200b by\u200c the\u2063 mandate. He calls for accountability and a\u200b reevaluation\u200c of military leadership&#8217;s decision-making process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin&#8217;s August 2021 vaccine mandate has weakened the U.S. military, says a senior naval officer. Navy Commander Rob Green, who still serves and risks retaliation, spoke to The Epoch Times. He clarifies that his views may not align with the Department&#8217;s. 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