Secretary of War Pete Hegseth gives an update on the Department of War’s efforts to reinstate those service members who were unjustly forced out of the military because of the Covid vax mandate.
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Today, in this video, as we said we would, I want to update you on our efforts to reinstate those service members who were unjustly forced out of the military during the COVID-19 panic.
While I’m proud of our efforts over the past year, our obligations to make things right are not yet complete. I’m therefore extending the application of the Department’s reinstatement and return to service guidance, established last April.
The revised guidance will now apply to former service members, our warriors of conscience, who wish to return to service through April 1st, 2027. So we’re extending this to make sure anybody that wants to take advantage of it has additional time to take advantage of it.
Maybe you were waiting to see whether we meant it or not. We do. We hope you’ll take a look.
To further encourage the return of experienced and dedicated service members, effective immediately, the active service obligation for individuals returning to service under this guidance is now reduced from 4 years to 2 years.
This change reflects our confidence that returning members will make an immediate and positive impact and aligns our reinstatement policy with the needs of both the service members and the military services.
Maybe for some, 4 years felt like too much, given what had been done to them, we hope too entices warriors of conscience to come back.
This modification will be incorporated into all future reinstatement agreements. And this policy change also applies to those service members who have already been reinstated and committed to a 4-year service obligation. So it’s across the board.
And given this policy modification, and to ensure that everyone whose career was cut short under the COVID-19 vaccine mandate received the respect they deserve, I direct the secretaries of the military departments, the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force, within 60 days to once again recontact those who have not rejoined already and inform them of this new information and this new opportunity.
We are working hard every single day. It’s our commitment to you to right the wrongs and correct the injustices of the Biden administration.
