System strained as military personnel
seek religious waivers from COVID vaccine
Posted By: Ribicon, 11/21/2021 5:07:11 PM
The military’s system of implementing a COVID-19 vaccination order for all those in the ranks is facing unprecedented stress as a historic number of soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines say their faith should allow them to skip getting the shot. The result so far has been a massive logistical headache for Pentagon leaders and an unenviable task for the chaplains who find themselves in the crosshairs. It’s a dilemma that shows no signs of easing as the services’ vaccine deadlines come and go. With the Defense Department mounting an aggressive push to get service members vaccinated and force out those who refuse, sources across military branches said the sheer volume
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The Pentagon is actively weakening our military so as to embolden our supposed enemies, the Treasury Department is encouraging spending levels guaranteed to destroy us financially, Homeland Security has thrown open the borders to illegal aliens, the State Department is importing as many refugees as possible, the EPA is legislating like mad so we can freeze in the dark, the Department of Education openly teaches a brand of Marxism that reviles White people, the EEOC wants to stick needles in our arms so we may keep making money to pay out taxes, and on and on. Were Russia to invade and overthrow our government, I'm not sure how much I'd care. If anything, that would give people reason to oust the junta and start anew.