Forced Retirement Looms for Air Force General Who Pushed Back on COVID-19 Mandates

Air Force officials overturned a board recommendation to provide a fighter pilot, general, and veteran of 31 years the chance to earn a second star.
Forced Retirement Looms for Air Force General Who Pushed Back on COVID-19 Mandates
A U.S. Air Force member receives a COVID-19 vaccine at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, on Dec. 29, 2020. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Betty R. Chevalier via Getty Images
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An Air Force general with 31 years of service is still hoping his mandatory retirement will be overturned.

But the Air Force offers him little hope.

Michael Clements
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