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SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)
Thu Jan 14, 2021, 07:01 PM Jan 2021

QAnon 'shaman' Jake Angeli reportedly booted from Navy for refusing a vaccine

https://nypost.com/2021/01/12/qanon-shaman-jake-angeli-allegedly-axed-from-navy-for-refusing-vaccine/amp/

The infamous, bare-chested “QAnon shaman” who stormed the US Capitol in a horned headdress and star-spangled face paint was reportedly booted from the Navy for refusing to take an anthrax vaccine.

Jake Angeli, 33, who complained that jail staff won’t feed him organic food, enlisted in the Navy as a supply clerk in September 2005 before getting assigned to the USS Kitty Hawk the following March, Task and Purpose reported.

After about two years as a serviceman, the Arizona native was discharged when he refused to take the anthrax vaccine in October 2007, the outlet reported, citing a Navy official.

The characterization of Angeli’s discharge wasn’t released because of privacy concerns, the outlet said.

More at link. Well, there we have it. Dishonorable discharge.
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QAnon 'shaman' Jake Angeli reportedly booted from Navy for refusing a vaccine (Original Post) SheltieLover Jan 2021 OP
I Doubt He Got A DD COL Mustard Jan 2021 #1
Yup - General Discharge Siwsan Jan 2021 #2
Correct ornotna Jan 2021 #8
Probably not a dishonorable discharge for that, trc Jan 2021 #3
There's one called unsuitable for service. Captain Zero Jan 2021 #7
How many tattoos does he have? That's a lot of needles. FSogol Jan 2021 #4
And ink. That ink isn't organic. nt SunSeeker Jan 2021 #5
He was probably afraid of the anthrax vaccine specifically for some reason. Or maybe he didn't start tblue37 Jan 2021 #6
It takes a court martial to get a dishonorable or bad conduct discharge. hvn_nbr_2 Jan 2021 #9
I have special dietary restrictions Gothmog Jan 2021 #10

Siwsan

(26,251 posts)
2. Yup - General Discharge
Thu Jan 14, 2021, 07:05 PM
Jan 2021

How'd he make it through boot camp? I seem to remember going through a gauntlet of immunizations.

trc

(823 posts)
3. Probably not a dishonorable discharge for that,
Thu Jan 14, 2021, 07:05 PM
Jan 2021

so I would not use that until confirmed. There are several other types of discharge that are used but I would guess his was honorable or Administrative.

Captain Zero

(6,785 posts)
7. There's one called unsuitable for service.
Thu Jan 14, 2021, 07:22 PM
Jan 2021

I've known it to be used for illiterate guys who make it in. They usually last for a 2-5 months.

tblue37

(65,227 posts)
6. He was probably afraid of the anthrax vaccine specifically for some reason. Or maybe he didn't start
Thu Jan 14, 2021, 07:21 PM
Jan 2021

out as loopy as he ended up.

hvn_nbr_2

(6,486 posts)
9. It takes a court martial to get a dishonorable or bad conduct discharge.
Thu Jan 14, 2021, 07:26 PM
Jan 2021

He probably got an undesirable or general discharge thru administrative procedures, conceivably an honorable but unlikely.

(My direct knowledge of this stuff is from processing such discharges in the army fifty years ago, so my knowledge may be out of date.)

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