Pentagon Not Pursuing Backpay for Those Dismissed Due to COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

Pentagon Not Pursuing Backpay for Those Dismissed Due to COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
Preventative Medicine Services NCOIC Sergeant First Class Demetrius Roberson prepares to administer a COVID-19 vaccine to a soldier in Fort Knox, Ky., on Sept. 9, 2021. Jon Cherry/Getty Images
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The Department of Defense indicated on Tuesday it is not going to consider backpay for troops discharged due to having refused to take a COVID-19 vaccine amid mandates that were recently lifted.

At a press briefing, Pentagon spokesman Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder was asked by a reporter whether the Pentagon was still “actively exploring” providing backpay or reinstatement to the separated service members.

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