Soldiers Kicked Out for Refusing Vaccine Decry Army’s Offer to Return as ‘Insincere’ Tactic

A recipient of the Army’s offer described the move as ’misguided and insincere because it is clear that it is only being employed to benefit the Army.’

Preventive Medicine Services NCOIC Sgt. 1st Class Demetrius Roberson prepares to administer a COVID-19 vaccine to a soldier in Fort Knox, Ky., on Sept. 9, 2021. Jon Cherry/Getty Images

Former service members who were booted for refusing the once-mandated COVID-19 vaccine are responding to a new Army guidance that offers a correction to their service records and invites them to rejoin the branch—and they’re not jumping at the opportunity.

The letter to announce the Nov. 7 guidance isn’t resonating well with some unvaccinated former soldiers who were punished or kicked out of the military for refusing to take the vaccine.