April 15, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — A Navy lieutenant and aviator is decrying the coercive policies in the U.S. military that have already swayed many sailors who were initially opposed to taking the COVID-19 vaccine.
“There are commands that are restricting leave to those who are vaccinated,” said the lieutenant, who is known to LifeSiteNews but wants to remain anonymous. He further revealed that his captain sent an email to his command telling them that if they get vaccinated for COVID-19, they “can have 24-hour liberty.”
“That’s coercion. That’s illegal,” the lieutenant told LifeSiteNews.
He explained that he had spoken to several sailors who did not want to take the vaccine, but took it anyway because it would lift severe restrictions such as mandated two-week confinement periods, travel restrictions, and the inability to get off their ship during port visits.
One sailor “outright” told the lieutenant, “If they let me take leave and loosen restrictions, hell, yeah, I’ll take it.”
Another sailor told the lieutenant that they wanted to take the vaccine in order to travel overseas. He asked “point blank, ‘Do you want this vaccine?’” The sailor told him, “No.” Then, the lieutenant asked, “Are you being incentivized to take
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