Defense Sec. Austin has ordered that all members of the National Guard and Reserve must receive Covid vaccines or face loss of pay and being marked absent without cause from drills and training, according to a copy of a memo.
A memo sent Tuesday said Guard members must be vaccinated to participate in training or face loss of pay and being marked absent.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered that all members of the National Guard and Reserve must get vaccinated against Covid-19 or face loss of pay and being marked absent without cause from drills and training, according to a copy of a memo obtained by NBC News. Austin responded to Stitt on Monday, denying his request to rescind the mandate for the Oklahoma National Guard. What remained unclear, however, was how the Pentagon planned to enforce the mandate when members of the National Guard are on state duty. Most of the time, including when they are training, members are on state duty and answer to their governors.
If they do not participate, they will get no credit for time served and will not receive excuses for their absences, which will affect the days they accumulate toward retirement. They will also not be paid when they are training or activated on state duty if they are not vaccinated. Members of the National Guard are paid with federal money.
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