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Baked Potato

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12. Orders are orders. I'm sure the AF will survive.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Fri Oct 29, 2021, 09:43 PM

Oct 2021

The armed forces must do exactly what the directives and orders stated with regard to repercussions. This is just another inevitable process to work through.

If nothing happens and the non-vaxxers are left to disobey orders, then we may as well expect other orders will be laughed away too.

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Air Force is first to face troops' rejection of vaccine mandate as thousands avoid shots [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2021 OP

DUMP them bluestarone Oct 2021 #1

I agree. They're being un-American. To be a part of our Armed Forces you should be vac rockfordfile Oct 2021 #13

AF requires a variety of vaccinations to my knowledge. even as an AF brat had to have msongs Oct 2021 #2

3.6% is not "large-scale dissent" tinrobot Oct 2021 #3

+1, we just have a huge standing military so that number sounds large. Dump then uponit7771 Oct 2021 #18

Math is hard for some journalists;I'm pretty sick of this kind of "reporting." Also, US Navy already Hekate Oct 2021 #21

I thought the failure to obey an order from the CIC or another ranking officer was grounds for sinkingfeeling Oct 2021 #4

Isn't Colorado Springs a right wing hot bed? dem4decades Oct 2021 #5

Yep. Are we seeing the results of 20 plus years of right wing Christian pollution? Hassin Bin Sober Oct 2021 #6

That's what I was thinking--very Evangelical catrose Oct 2021 #7

Colorado Springs has nothing to do with this. former9thward Oct 2021 #26

Let them go...the MIC needs to downsize anyway. Sancho Oct 2021 #8

+1 walkingman Oct 2021 #11

Don't need them mchill Oct 2021 #9

Just penalize. nt BootinUp Oct 2021 #10

Orders are orders. I'm sure the AF will survive. Baked Potato Oct 2021 #12

We are no longer at war. If they refuse the shoot discharge them from the service. twin_ghost Oct 2021 #14

They are fn fascist trumpers discharge them. Don't need these nutjobs around weapons of war. Thomas Hurt Oct 2021 #15

What does the military do Mr.Bill Oct 2021 #16

Throw 'em in Levinworth*. Whatthe_Firetruck Oct 2021 #17

The military does not "throw" people into Leavenworth. former9thward Oct 2021 #27

that is Leavenworth, please. demigoddess Oct 2021 #30

Sorry for the misspelling... Whatthe_Firetruck Oct 2021 #31

Discharge, no pension, no benefits. Didn't follow orders. ZonkerHarris Oct 2021 #19

Pensions are legally vested. former9thward Oct 2021 #28

OK. tanyev Oct 2021 #20

Follow the lead of the US Navy and advise these yokels they are about to lose their commissions... Hekate Oct 2021 #22

This doesn't surprise me in the least... SKKY Oct 2021 #23

Back in the mid 80's the military had no problem telling us. we didn't have a choice. sarcasmo Oct 2021 #24

End of their careers. They'll be separated. Wingus Dingus Oct 2021 #25

And what happens Mad_Machine76 Oct 2021 #29