Tue Nov 2, 2021 – 3:53 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) — With as many as 12,000 service members declining to take the experimental COVID-19 shot by the Tuesday deadline, the U.S. Air Force has become the first branch of the military to face mass resistance to the Pentagon’s jab mandate, according to a report by The Washington Post.
The refusal of thousands of airmen to take the injection has led to concern that the Air Force and other branches will suffer a significant depletion of their combat-ready forces as a result of the coercive jab mandates, weakening the U.S. military’s ability to respond to mounting geopolitical threats.
“Up to 12,000 Air Force personnel have rejected orders to get fully vaccinated…” https://t.co/ik2JbaYr51
— Tom Fitton (@TomFitton) October 29, 2021
Last Thursday, just days ahead of the Air Force’s November 2 COVID jab deadline, The Washington Post reported that despite the threat of dismissal or potential charges levied against them within the military justice system, up to 12,000 airmen were defying orders to get the COVID-19 shots.
According to the Post, the service members’ refusal to comply with the mandate poses “the first major test for military leaders whose August directive has been met
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