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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lolita C. Baldor

The Pentagon moves to take back troops discharged over COVID-19 vaccine refusals

Pentagon COVID - (Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The Defense Department has told the military services to reach out once again to service members who were forced out or voluntarily left the military because they refused to get the COVID vaccine and see if they want to reenlist.

The directive reflects the executive order signed by President Donald Trump a week after he took office, and it says that all service members who opt to return to the military will have to reenlist for at least two years.

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