US Soldiers Who Refuse COVID-19 Vaccine Told They'll Face Punishment

US Soldiers Who Refuse COVID-19 Vaccine Told They'll Face Punishment
A soldier receives a COVID-19 vaccine from Army Preventative Medical Services in Fort Knox, Ky., on Sept. 9, 2021. Jon Cherry/Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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U.S. Army members who don’t get a COVID-19 vaccine will be blocked from being promoted and could eventually be ousted from the service, according to a new memorandum from a top Army official.

Soldiers who refuse to get vaccinated, as they were directed to do in a September order, will be “flagged,” Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth said in a recent memo obtained by The Epoch Times. That means they won’t be able to reenlist, be promoted, apply for or receive tuition assistance, or be reassigned.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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