American Military News An airman with the 319th Reconnaissance Wing has been directed to begin separating from the military over his refusal to take the Covid-19 vaccine.
“You are hereby reprimanded!” the commander of the Grand Forks, North Dakota-based unit wrote Oct. 3 in a letter of reprimand obtained by Defense One. “You failed to follow a direct order…and by doing so have placed yourself and your fellow airmen in danger.”
The 319th’s commander had ordered all wing airmen to get vaccinated by Sept. 28. That’s earlier than the service-wide Nov. 2 deadline set by Air Force headquarters.
“You have shown you are not committed to maintaining readiness for the Department of the Air Force,” the letter continued. “Because your behavior is inconsistent with further service in the Department of the Air Force,” the airman was ordered to begin the initial steps of military separation, including enrolling in the Air Force’s transition assistance program and completing a separation history and physical examination….
