Please read and share my friend and her husband’s story of exemption denial in the USMC: “Dear Patriots, Your attention to this letter is of grave importance. Thomas Jefferson once said, ‘If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of
every American to be informed.’ Unfortunately, information reported on nightly news will likely not report the facts below, so please allow me to share with you the current atrocity and coercive measures taken against those that are defending our nation. 2/
Regardless of your opinion or stance on the COVID-19 shot, I hope we can agree that the American principle of liberty is foundational, and that the choice to determine medical decisions should remain with the individual and should not be mandated, forced, or coerced. 3/
Military members do not relinquish unalienable rights when they volunteer for military service. We have vaccinated and unvaccinated family and friends and love them all the same; we support the freedom to be able to choose.
It is my honor to introduce you to a most honorable, virtuous, humble, and courageous man. Separating himself from others, this man worked his way up from an enlisted sailor to one of the nation’s top level United States Marine Corps pilots with over 2,700 flight hours. 5/
Over the last 18 ½ years, he has received every qualification available to this platform, is highly regarded among peers, and consistently ranked with highest regards in all Fitness Reports. A few of his most significant accomplishments are the following:
Mission Comdr., F-35 Instr. Pilot, F-35 Oper. Test Dir., Navy Fighter Weapons School Instr. Pilot (TOPGUN), Surface-to Air Threat/Countertactics Subj. Matter Expert, Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor, Weapons/Tactics Instr.(MAWTS-1), DARPA Serv. Chief Fellow, Landing Signals Ofc,
...and most recently, competitively selected to command an F-35B squadron. During one of his deployments supporting Operation Enduring Freedom, he earned an Air Medal for Individual Action with Combat V for Valor, and he was also meritoriously reordered for promotion to O-5. 8/
He loves the Corps, and the young men and women he has the privilege of leading. He willingly gives his life in service to our country and does it with the sunniest of dispositions. Would you believe that this man with near-perfect career is currently being threatened 9/
...with charges of “Commission of a Serious Offense” or an “other than honorable” discharge over this unlawful and unconstitutional mandate? This man is my husband, and I am writing to help bring attention and awareness to the American public about this aberrancy.
For those unaware, this unlawful mandate states that members of the Marine Corps must take the COVID-19 shot prior to November 28, 2021, or be faced with a variety of punitive measures. My husband has been threatened, via MARADMIN and higher-ranking officers, to include 11/
..everything from immediate administrative separation to Article 92 conviction, which could entail 2 years in prison, dishonorable discharge, and loss of pay and benefits. Thousands of armed service members, including my husband, are opposed to this mandate for a host of reasons.
Reasons for not obtaining the shot:
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