IN-DEPTH: Army Receives Lukewarm Response to Calling Back Ousted Unvaccinated Soldiers

‘If that letter was a recruiting effort, it was poor tactical communication. It was a missed opportunity,’ a military recruitment expert says.

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

In response to an inquiry by The Epoch Times, the United States Army admitted that the number of soldiers who accepted the invitation to return to service after being separated for refusing to comply with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate is dismally small.

“As part of the overall COVID mandate rescission process mandated by Congress, the Army this month mailed the letters to approximately 1,900 individuals who had previously been separated,” U.S. Army spokesman Bryce Dubee said in an emailed statement.