{"id":2102216,"date":"2023-11-17T17:27:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T22:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-army-is-finally-getting-around-to-dealing-with-vets-discharged-due-to-vaccine-refusal\/"},"modified":"2023-11-17T17:31:17","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T22:31:17","slug":"us-army-is-finally-getting-around-to-dealing-with-vets-discharged-due-to-vaccine-refusal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-army-is-finally-getting-around-to-dealing-with-vets-discharged-due-to-vaccine-refusal\/","title":{"rendered":"US Army is Finally Getting Around to Dealing with Vets Discharged Due to Vaccine Refusal"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fus-army-is-finally-getting-around-to-dealing-with-vets-discharged-due-to-vaccine-refusal%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=2102216&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--><h2>The U.S. Army Offers Forgiveness to Soldiers\u200b Separated for Refusing COVID Vaccine<\/h2>\n<p>The\u2062 U.S.\u200c Army is taking steps to reconcile with soldiers who were separated from service due to their refusal to take\u200c the COVID vaccine. In a letter from \u2063Brigadier General\u2063 Hope C. Rampy, former soldiers were informed that they \u2063can appeal if their vaccine refusal resulted in something other than\u200d an \u2062honorable discharge. \u2062The Army is even considering reinstating their former rank and positions.<\/p>\n<p>This news was shared on social media by Rogan O\u2019Handley, a well-known commentator and influencer. O\u2019Handley highlighted \u2063the significance of this development, stating that derogatory remarks or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/measure-to-ban-dishonorable-discharges-of-unvaccinated-military-members-introduced-by-gop-senators\/\" title=\"Measure to Ban Dishonorable Discharges of Unvaccinated Military Members Introduced by GOP Senators\">dishonorable discharges<\/a> may\u200b now be removed or reversed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: US Army sending letters to former troops saying that in light of the removal of the Covid-19 vaccine\u200b requirement, they can now apply to get their reasons for discharge changed<\/p>\n<p>This means derogatory remarks or dishonorable discharges can now\u200c potentially be \u2064removed or\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zSwydaJYE5\">pic.twitter.com\/zSwydaJYE5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DC_Draino\/status\/1725330751351054835?\">November 17, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It is worth noting that there were no dishonorable discharges related to vaccine refusal, as Congress had made it clear \u2064that such severe\u2062 penalties would not be allowed, as reported by Military\u2062 Times. Republicans in Congress made efforts to restore vaccine-separated \u2063troops by amending the defense policy \u2064bill, which was\u200d met with objections from Democratic Rep. Adam Smith.<\/p>\n<p>As of April 2022, the majority of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-army-is-finally-getting-around-to-dealing-with-vets-discharged-due-to-vaccine-refusal\/\" title=\"US Army is Finally Getting Around to Dealing with Vets Discharged Due to Vaccine Refusal\">separated veterans received\u2063 general discharges<\/a> instead of\u200c honorable discharges, according to Military Times.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Should the Army\u200b make a bigger push to reconcile with discharged\u2062 vets?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n<p>\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n<p>\t\tCompleting this poll entitles you to The \u2063Western Journal news updates\u200c free \u200bof charge via email. You may opt\u2063 out at\u200d anytime. You also agree to our\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of\u200c Use<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n<p>\t\t\tYes: 100% (1 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n<p>\t\t\tNo: 0% (0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\tfunction ffp_getCookie(cname) {<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar name=cname + &#8220;=&#8221;;<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar decodedCookie=decodeURIComponent(document.cookie);<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar ca=decodedCookie.split(&#8216;;&#8217;);<br \/>\n\t\t\tfor(var\u2062 i=0; i <ca.length i var c=\"ca[i];\" while if return c.substring c.length function ffp_setcookie cvalue exdays d=\"new\" date d.settime expires=\"expires=\" d.toutcstring document.cookie=\"cname\" window.ff_poll_voted=\"false;\" voted_cookie_name=\"firefly_voted_3529721\" ff_poll_submit event event.preventdefault fireflypoll=\"jQuery(\" fireflypollcontainer=\"jQuery('#firefly-poll-container');\" pollformbox=\"jQuery('#pollFormBox');\" ffp_getcookie fireflypollcontainer.addclass to assign url here as it was defined only in firefly. firefly_ajax_url=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\" posting=\"jQuery.post(\" jquery event.target the datalayer window.datalayer=\"window.dataLayer\" window.datalayer.push poll vote posting.done response response.success yes_el=\"document.getElementById(\" no_el=\"document.getElementById(\" yes_el.style.width=\"response.data.percents.yes\" yes_el.innerhtml=\"Yes: \" response.data.percents.yes response.data.votes.yes votes no_el.style.width=\"response.data.percents.no\" no_el.innerhtml=\"No: \" response.data.percents.no response.data.votes.no fireflypoll.remove pollformbox.hide document.getelementbyid fireflypollcontainer.removeclass else emailfield=\"document.querySelector(\" input emailfield.required=\"false;\" emailfield.style.display=\"none\" border: solid padding: margin-left: margin-right: margin-bottom: width: float: left background: border-radius: margin-top: padding-top: padding-bottom: padding-left: background-color: border-color: cursor: pointer lightgrey white-space: nowrap .firefly-poll-question font-weight: bold font-size: .firefly-poll-disclaimer max-width:><\/p>\n<p>A general discharge \u200b\u201cusually means there was something that prevented the service member from performing their job adequately or \u200cfrom meeting expected standards of conduct,\u201d according \u2064to <a href=\"https:\/\/lawforveterans.org\/work\/84-discharge-and-retirement\/497-military-discharge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Law for Veterans.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A veteran with a general discharge is not eligible for the GI Bill and they cannot re-enlist, though they are\u200c eligible for most other veterans\u2019 benefits.<\/p>\n<p>At least \u2062the Army\u2019s reversal is\u200b a step in the\u2064 right \u200bdirection.<\/p>\n<p>Government policies during COVID were a disaster, resulting in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/report-details-devastating-impact-covid-19-lockdowns-small-businesses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">destroyed businesses<\/a>, crippled education and family distress.<\/p>\n<p>And then there are\u200c the myriad negative <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/army-surgeon-grounds-several-newly-vaccinated-pilots-develop-serious-chest-pain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">health threats<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-worried-flying-vaxxed-pilots-cardiologist-exposes-1-sly-change-faa-made\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COVID shots<\/a> \u200dthat so many \u200cformer military members sacrificed their careers and national service in an attempt to avoid.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/us-army-finally-getting-around-dealing-vets-discharged-due-vaccine-refusal\/\">US Army \u200bis \u200cFinally Getting Around to Dealing with\u2062 Vets Discharged Due to Vaccine Refusal<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2064What options\u200c does the U.S. Army provide for\u200c former soldiers who were discharged \u200cdue \u2064to\u2062 vaccine refusal?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  The \u2063U.S. Army is\u2064 taking steps towards reconciliation \u2064with soldiers who were separated\u200b from service for\u200b refusing to take the COVID vaccine. In a letter from Brigadier \u2063General Hope C. Rampy, former soldiers \u200cwere\u2063 informed that they have the option to appeal if their vaccine refusal resulted in \u2064a discharge other than an honorable one. Furthermore, the \u2062Army is considering reinstating \u2064their former rank and positions.<\/p>\n<p>This development was widely shared on social media by Rogan O\u2019Handley, a well-known commentator and influencer. O\u2019Handley emphasized the significance of this announcement, suggesting that derogatory remarks or dishonorable discharges may now potentially\u2062 be removed or reversed.<\/p>\n<p>It \u200bshould be noted that there were no\u200c dishonorable discharges related to \u200bvaccine refusal, as Congress had\u200c made it clear that such severe\u2063 penalties would \u2064not be permitted. This information was \u2064reported by Military Times. Republican members of Congress made \u2064efforts to\u2063 restore veterans who\u200c were \u200dseparated due to vaccine refusal\u2064 by amending the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-bestows-medal-of-honor-on-korean-war-vet-skorean-president-on-hand\/\" title=\"Biden Bestows Medal of Honor on Korean War Vet; SKorean President on Hand\">defense policy bill<\/a>. \u200dHowever, \u2063Democratic Representative Adam Smith objected to these\u2063 efforts.<\/p>\n<p>According to a report by Military Times, as\u200c of April 2022, the majority of separated \u200cveterans received \u2062general discharges instead\u200c of honorable \u2064ones.<\/p>\n<p>The Army&#8217;s move \u2064to offer forgiveness and consider reconciliation with discharged veterans has sparked a debate. \u2062Some argue that the Army should make a bigger push to reconcile with these \u2063veterans, while others may hold a different opinion.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the \u200cU.S. Army&#8217;s decision \u200dto offer forgiveness and \u200cthe possibility\u2062 of reinstatement to former soldiers who were \u200dseparated due to vaccine refusal is a significant step towards\u2064 reconciliation. It demonstrates the\u2062 Army&#8217;s commitment to addressing the concerns of these individuals and potentially rectifying any unjust treatment. \u200dThe outcome of this initiative \u2062will \u2062likely be\u200c closely watched and debated by many.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former soldiers who were separated from service due to their refusal to take the COVID shot are being contacted by the U.S. Army. Brigadier General Hope C. Rampy, the Army&#8217;s personnel director, assures them that all is forgiven and they can appeal if their vaccine refusal resulted in a less than honorable discharge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2018,"featured_media":2102217,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2102216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2102216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2018"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2102216"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2102216\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2102217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2102216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2102216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2102216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}