I’ve by no means been extra frightened 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 common of the Florida Nationwide Guard. One of many army’s most foundational duties is to recruit and retain women and men keen to defend their nation. Sadly, present federal coverage is rendering that aim unattainable.
Take the Protection Division’s rule that each one service members obtain a Covid vaccine. The Army secretary’s deadline for all reserve element troopers to be vaccinated expired on June 30, leaving virtually 40,000 Nationwide Guard members and 20,000 Army Reservists nationwide vulnerable to involuntary termination.
