{"id":926257,"date":"2021-10-26T21:43:45","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T01:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=926257"},"modified":"2021-10-26T21:43:48","modified_gmt":"2021-10-27T01:43:48","slug":"they-are-now-losing-their-own-freedom-sen-kennedy-urges-secretary-of-defense-to-protect-service-members-vaccine-freedom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/they-are-now-losing-their-own-freedom-sen-kennedy-urges-secretary-of-defense-to-protect-service-members-vaccine-freedom\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018They Are Now Losing Their Own Freedom\u2019: Sen. Kennedy Urges Secretary Of Defense To Protect Service Members\u2019 Vaccine Freedom"},"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\">38<\/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%2Fthey-are-now-losing-their-own-freedom-sen-kennedy-urges-secretary-of-defense-to-protect-service-members-vaccine-freedom%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=926257&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--><div><\/div>\n<p>Republican Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy stood in opposition to mandating vaccines for military and service members in a Tuesday letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.<\/p>\n<p>The Louisiana senator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/535356843\/Kennedy-Letter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wrote<\/a> to Austin expressing his concerns over members of the U.S. military being stripped of their \u201cfreedom\u201d and \u201clivelihoods\u201d if they refuse to comply with the President Joe Biden\u2019s administration\u2019s COVID-19 vaccine mandates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cForcing our service members to comply with the mandate is counterproductive and infringes on the liberties our service members fight to protect,\u201d Kennedy wrote. \u201cThese heroes are willing to make the ultimate sacrifice to defend America\u2019s liberties, but they are now losing their own freedom and possibly their livelihoods at the hands of this administration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Navy <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/10\/14\/navy-vaccine-mandate-discharge-covid-19-coronavirus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">announced<\/a> Oct. 14 that the newly formed COVID Consolidated Disposition Authority (CCDA) will mandate that sailors receive their second dose by Nov. 14. Sailors refusing the vaccine will not be allowed to be promoted, reenlist or execute orders and will face administrative action with the possibility of being discharged and be stripped of veteran benefits. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/10\/20\/navy-seals-military-vaccine-mandate-mike-berry-first-liberty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: \u2018They Are Fighting For Their Careers\u2019: Attorney Says Navy Seals Are Being \u2018Threatened, Harassed\u2019 Over Vax Mandate)&nbsp;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"9.6920731707317\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Biden admin has no business coercing service members to take the COVID vaccine by threatening them with the possibility of dishonorable discharge or losing their military benefits.<\/p>\n<p>This policy harms our heroes and puts our national security at risk.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PgE6iiqVbY\">https:\/\/t.co\/PgE6iiqVbY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Kennedy (@SenJohnKennedy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenJohnKennedy\/status\/1453108061070102533?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Kennedy argued that the mandate could lead to members leaving the armed forces, citing a 2002 Governmental Accountability Office study that found that the Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program led members of the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve to exit their duties. The Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed (AVA) is the only FDA-approved in the U.S. to combat anthrax, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/anthrax\/resources\/anthrax-vaccine-research.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe cannot afford to lose brave, effective service members to a misguided White House policy. If the administration moves forward with this mandate, it should not rob separated service members of their hard-earned benefits,\u201d the senator continued.<\/p>\n<p>The senator requested that Austin specify the types of \u201cdischarge characterizations\u201d service members will receive, the types of benefits \u2013 including health, retirement and access to the G.I. Bill \u2013 they are at risk of losing, and their chance of being stripped of the right to early retirement under the Temporary Early Retirement Authority, which allows members to retire after serving a minimum of 15 years in service.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy further argued that the mandate is a direct threat to service members\u2019 \u201chonor, livelihoods, and benefits\u201d that violate the nation\u2019s national security. He requested a response from Austin by Nov. 12.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Louisiana Sen. 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