Service members will receive back pay.
President Donald Trump will sign an executive order to reinstate service members booted from the military for declining to get COVID-19 vaccine jabs, according to the White House.
“The Executive Order directs the Secretary of Defense to reinstate all members of the military (active and reserve) who were discharged for refusing the COVID vaccine and who request to be reinstated,” according to the White House fact sheet.
The service members who are reinstated will be restored to their prior rank, and will be provided back pay and benefits, according to the fact sheet.
“After the vaccine mandate was repealed in 2023, only 43 of the more than the 8,000 troops dismissed elected to return to service under the Biden Administration and Secretary Austin.”
EXCLUSIVE: @pdoocy confirms exclusively that President Trump will sign an executive order to reinstate service members removed from the military for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine, restoring their rank and providing back pay. Breaking details. https://t.co/Kl3t2JxbMD pic.twitter.com/inClTj6aE4
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