I’ve by no means been extra nervous about the way forward for the U.S. armed forces than I’m proper now. I say that as a involved citizen who has served for greater than 40 years, the final three of which have been because the adjutant basic of the Florida Nationwide Guard. One of many navy’s most foundational duties is to recruit and retain women and men prepared to defend their nation. Sadly, present federal coverage is rendering that objective unattainable.
Take the Protection Division’s rule that each one service members obtain a Covid vaccine. The Military secretary’s deadline for all reserve element troopers to be vaccinated expired on June 30, leaving nearly 40,000 Nationwide Guard members and 20,000 Military Reservists nationwide susceptible to involuntary termination.
