Pentagon Fails 6th Annual Audit In A Row

Defense News: Pentagon fails sixth audit, with number of passing grades stagnant 

WASHINGTON — For the sixth year in a row, the Pentagon failed its annual audit. 

The result is not a surprise. The Department of Defense’s assets are vast and decentralized, amounting to $3.8 trillion alongside $4 trillion in liabilities. These are located in all 50 states and more than 4,500 sites around the world. 

 Since the Pentagon began auditing itself in 2018 — the last department to do so after Congress required the practice across the government in 1990 — it’s solved some of its easiest accounting problems. Now change each year is more incremental. 

If there’s change at all, that is — last year, auditors only rated seven of the nearly 30 sub-audits as clean. This year too there were seven.  

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WNU Editor: Why am I not surprised. 

Pentagon Fails 6th Annual Audit In A Row  

With trillions at play, Pentagon fails audit for sixth year in a row -- Breaking Defense 

Pentagon fails annual audit for 6th year in a row -- FOX News 

Pentagon fails sixth audit in a row -- The Hill  

Pentagon Fails Sixth Audit in a Row, Claiming “Progress Sort of Beneath the Surface” -- The Intercept  

Pentagon fails annual audit -- RT

President Biden To Choose The Next Pentagon Leaders This Year

Politico: Joint Chiefs shuffle: Biden’s top contenders to replace Trump’s military leaders  

Besides the chair, the Pentagon could also see new leaders for the Army, Navy, Marines and possibly the Air Force this year. 

Donald Trump handpicked the nation’s top military brass while he was in office. Now it’s Joe Biden’s turn. 

As many as five members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the eight most senior uniformed leaders who advise the president on military issues, are scheduled to leave their assignments this year. Besides the Joint Chiefs chair, the heads of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and potentially the Air Force are all set to leave. Three of the military’s top operational commanders are changing over as well: The heads of Northern Command, Space Command and Cyber Command. 

The vacancies give President Biden a chance to put his stamp on the Joint Chiefs as the administration looks to take big steps to counter Chinese aggression in the Pacific, chart a new course in Europe after the Ukraine invasion and dump old weapons systems to make room for new ones.  

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WNU Editor: President Trump's appointees were a disappointment. Could President Biden's appointees be worse? You tell me.

Pentagon Struggles To Feed Its War Machine

A U.S. volunteer teaches Ukrainian soldiers how to use a Javelin missile at a base outside Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, April 28, 2022. (Lynsey Addario/The New York Times)  

New York Times: From Rockets to Ball Bearings, Pentagon Struggles to Feed War Machine 

WASHINGTON — The Navy admiral had a blunt message for the military contractors building precision-guided missiles for his warships, submarines and planes at a moment when the United States is dispatching arms to Ukraine and preparing for the possibility of conflict with China. 

“Look at me. I am not forgiving the fact you’re not delivering the ordnance we need. OK?” Adm. Daryl Caudle, who is in charge of delivering weapons to most of the Navy’s East Coast-based fleet, warned contractors during an industry gathering in January. “We’re talking about war-fighting, national security, and going against a competitor here and a potential adversary that is like nothing we’ve ever seen. And we can’t dillydally around with these deliveries.” 

His open frustration reflects a problem that has become worryingly apparent as the Pentagon dispatches its own stocks of weapons to help Ukraine hold off Russia and Washington warily watches for signs that China might provoke a new conflict by invading Taiwan: The United States lacks the capacity to produce the arms that the nation and its allies need at a time of heightened superpower tensions.  

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WNU Editor: If the US Department of Defense is having supply chain problems. You have to wonder where is all the money going, and more importantly, how is it being managed .... How the Pentagon's $842B budget is the largest in its history and still may be inadequate (FOX News).

No Workplace Discipline For Pentagon Official Who Tweeted Disparaging Remarks About White People

 

Daily Mail: Pentagon official reveals diversity officer who tweeted about white people with 'CAUdacity' will NOT be disciplined - as he is forced to read the offensive tweet out at House Armed Services Committee 

* Pentagon official Gil Cisneros faced grilling on the controversy in House hearing 

* DoD Education Activity diversity boss Kelisa Wing tweeted the remarks last year 

* Cisneros says she was transferred for unrelated reasons, but not disciplined 

A top Pentagon official has said that a diversity officer who tweeted disparaging remarks about white people will not face workplace discipline following a lengthy internal investigation. 

Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Gil Cisneros faced tough grilling on the controversy from Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee at a hearing on Thursday. 

Cisneros confirmed that DoDo employee Kelisa Wing will not be fired or otherwise sanctioned for tweets she wrote prior to taking a job as the chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer in the Department of Defense's Education Activity office (DoDEA), which oversees schooling for children of military families.

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WNU Editor: If this Pentagon diversity officer was white and he/she had made disparaging remarks about nonwhites, you can take this to the bank, this person would be fired immediately.

 Update:The Pentagon's media allies are pushing back on accusatons that the US Department of Defense is becoming a woke institution .... The Pentagon prepares for its next battle: GOP accusations of ‘wokeness’ (Politico). But as the above video illustrates, they have their work cut out.

US Navy Secretary Cites (Again) That Climate Change Is The Priority For The Administration

FOX News: Navy secretary cited climate change as top priority as Biden proposes shrinking the fleet 

The Biden administration proposed cutting two ships from the Navy in its 2024 budget plan 

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro said he sees fighting climate change as a top priority for the Navy as the Biden administration proposes shrinking the fleet by two ships and worries grow about how the U.S. Navy stacks up to China’s. 

"As the Secretary of the Navy, I can tell you that I have made climate one of my top priorities since the first day I came into office," Del Toro said March 1 in remarks at the University of the Bahamas. 

Del Toro said he met with Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Davis during his visit and spoke "at length" with him about the climate crisis and focused the bulk of his remarks on climate.  

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Update #1: Secretary of the Navy touts climate as a 'top priority' despite growing threat from China (Washington Examiner)  

Update #2: Navy Secretary Reaches Out to Caribbean Nations in Fight Against Climate Change (US Department of Defense)  

WNU Editor: The Pentagon is pushing the agenda .... DOD Integral in Western Hemisphere Combating Climate Change (US Department Of Defense).

Pentagon Issues New Transgender Policies for Military Personnel

Legal Insurrection: Pentagon Burdens Warfighting Commanders with New Transgender Policies for Military Personnel 

New policies expand transgender procedures to the service academies, allow gender transitions while on-duty, and mandate group shower facility use by both biological sexes if certain administrative requirements are met. Oh, and military commanders are responsible to “not accommodate biases against transgender individuals” 

As RealClear Defense recently reported, on December 20, 2022 the Department of Defense issued an update to DOD Instruction 1300.28, entitled “In-Service Transition for Transgender Service Members,” which “expanded woke transgender mandates in significant ways.”

The article compares the original instruction, issued in the waning days of the Obama administration in October 2016, to the current expansion, with the aide of a study and summary compiled by the Center for Military Readiness (CMR).

Significantly, the CMR study and summary explain the significance of the changes, which fall into six major areas, and which were issued “without public debate”:

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WNU Editor: When you use diversity and cultural factors to prioritize who the military hires (and promotes) the impact on any military will always be the same. Military competence and combat readiness will decline.

Federal Workers Union Opposes Cutting Civilian Jobs At The Pentagon

Roll Call: Federal workers oppose proposed Pentagon civilian workforce cut  

Republican proposal would trim defense workforce through attrition 

The federal workers union came out swinging Thursday against a Republican proposal to reduce the size of the Pentagon’s civilian workforce. 

The American Federation of Government Employees, in a letter to congressional and administration leaders, criticized a plan to purportedly save $25 billion in each of the next five years by not filling a portion of the civilian positions at the Defense Department that are vacated each year. 

“The problem with this approach is that actual waste is not being cut while cutting the civilian workforce will hollow out the Department’s capabilities, repeating mistakes from the past,” wrote Julie N. Tippens, director of the union’s legislative department, in the letter to defense appropriators and authorizers, congressional leadership, top officials at the Pentagon and the director of the White House Office of Management and Budget. 

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Update #1: Cutting Civilian Defense Jobs Won't Eliminate the Real Waste at the Pentagon, Union Says (Government Executive)  

Update #2: Federal unions warn cutting defense civilian personnel is sabotage (Federal Times)  

WNU Editor: The Defense Department employs more than 830,000 civilian employees, and the American Federation of Government Employees represents about 250,000 Defense Department employees.

When Asked Does The American Public Have The Right to Know Where The Balloon Is, The Response Was To Look Up In The Sky

🇺🇸🇨🇳🎈Reporter: "Does the public not have the right to know where the balloon is?"

Pentagon: "The public certainly has the ability to look up in the sky and see where the balloon is" pic.twitter.com/H7dxsweygF

— AZ 🛰🌏🌍🌎 (@AZgeopolitics) February 3, 2023

WNU Editor: This response is a textbook example on how leaders and institutions lose the public trust.

68 Percent of Active Duty Military Believe The Pentagon Hs Become Politicized

Breitbart: Exclusive — Abortion, Equity, and Transgender: 68 Percent of Active Duty Military Believe Pentagon Is Politicized 

The vast majority of U.S. active duty military members believe the Pentagon has become politicized, according to data obtained exclusively by Breitbart News. 

Sixty-eight percent of active duty members say they have “witnessed a growing politicization,” while 53 percent say the military has become “too politicized.” Sixty-eight percent also say such politicization would impact their decision to encourage their children to join the military. 

The data, gathered by the National Independent Panel on Military Service and Readiness (NIPMSR), show specific policy areas of concern for active duty military at a time when President Joe Biden’s Pentagon has been criticized by many for conducting social experiments in the ranks of the military, as opposed to focusing on national defense. The NIPMSR was empaneled by Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts.  

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WNU Editor: A lot of Americans have also lost confidence in the FBI .... Poll: Vast Majority Say Congress Should Investigate FBI Involvement in Social Media Censorship (Breitbart).

Poll Says American Confidence In The US Military Is Dropping Due To Political Polarization

Washington Examiner: Political polarization saps confidence in US military, survey says 

American confidence in the armed services has dropped sharply over the last five years, and a new study from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute said political polarization in the military is a top contributing factor. 

The Reagan National Defense Survey, which was released this week, found that 48% of respondents said they had a great deal of trust and confidence in the military. That's up slightly from 45% last year but a significant decrease from the 70% of people who answered that way in 2018.  

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WNU Editor: The poll is here (link here).

Another Failed Audit At The Pentagon

Defense One: The Pentagon Failed Its Audit Again, But Says Bots Could Change That 

More widespread use of data analytics and automated tools could result in a clean audit, says Pentagon finance chief. 

Another year, another failed financial audit for the Pentagon. But while it could be years before it passes for the first time, the key to getting a clean audit may be contingent on increased use of analytics, bots, and automated systems, according to the Defense Department’s finance chief.  

“We failed to get an ‘A’,” Mike McCord, the Pentagon’s comptroller and chief financial officer, told reporters Tuesday, announcing the results of the department’s fifth annual audit. “The process is important for us to do, and it is making us get better. It is not making us get better as fast as we want.” 

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WNU editor: Ukraine arms shipments are not going to be impaired .... Pentagon audit eases Ukraine arms shipments, despite failing grade (Reuters). 

Another Failed Audit At The Pentagon  

DoD fails audit, sees Ukraine as ‘teachable moment’ in accountability -- Defense News  

Defense Department fails another audit, but makes progress -- The Hill  

Pentagon ‘Disappointed’ It Failed Audit Again Despite Inching Closer to Success -- Military.com

This Is How The Pentagon Is Preparing For War In Europe And Asia

Image: DVIDS  

National Interest: How the Pentagon Is Preparing for War in Europe and Asia  

Russia’s invasion has upended the rules-based international order—but the Pentagon is ensuring its allies are prepared for any contingency. 

In comments provided during a press conference, Pentagon press secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder explained how the United States is preparing to counter Russia’s aggression in Ukraine and prepare for anticipated aggression in Asia against Taiwan. 

During the press conference, Brigadier General Ryder explained that “the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is participating in Exercise Silent Wolverine in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean along with six NATO ally nations in support of multi-domain carrier training and to enhance integrated NATO interoperability and deterrence.”  

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WNU Editor: Telling its allies that the US has their backs while conducting exercises is how the Pentagon is preparing for war in Europe and Asia. For some reason I do not feel reassured.

U.S. Congress To Provide The Pentagon A Blank Check And The Power For Wartime Purchasing

The undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, Bill LaPlante, speaks during a briefing at the Pentagon on May 6, 2022. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)  

Defense News: Congress poised to back multiyear weapons purchases, LaPlante says 

WASHINGTON ― The Pentagon’s chief weapons buyer said he expects Congress to approve new authorities and spending to expand U.S. weapons production in a manner unseen since the Cold War. 

To help Ukraine fight Russia and to refill U.S. stockpiles, Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Bill LaPlante has for several months called for the Pentagon to receive multiyear contracting authorities for munitions that are typically reserved for Navy vessels and major aircraft.  

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Update: Pentagon Expects Congress to Provide Wartime Purchasing Power (Antiwar.com)  

WNU Editor: I was not aware that the U.S. was at war. But according to the Pentagon’s chief weapons-buyer they are .... U.S. War v. Russia & China Now a Done Deal: Pentagon’s Chief Weapons-Buyer (Modern Diplomacy).

The Pentagon's Modernization Plans Are Totally Out Of Sync With China Threat Estimates

Forbes: Air Force, Navy Plans Look Totally Out Of Sync With China Threat Estimates 

What’s wrong with this picture? 

Last week, Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned that China has accelerated its timetable for taking control of Taiwan, and the Navy’s top officer said that a military campaign to achieve that outcome could begin as early as this year. 

But the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told the Senate Armed Services Committee in April that “we are trying to modernize the force for the future operating environment—2030 and beyond.” 

What’s wrong with the picture is that the Pentagon’s modernization plans are strikingly out of sync with the timeframe in which Beijing might present Washington with its biggest military challenge in decades.  

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WNU Editor: This is where the White House needs to step-up and provide leadership and direction for the Pentagon. Unfortunately I do not see it, and not surprising America's adversaries, including China, are noticing this disconnect, and they are taking advantage of it.

More Than 500 Retired US Military Personnel - Including Scores Of Former Generals And Admirals - Have Taken Lucrative Jobs Working For Foreign Governments

Daily Mail: Judge forces US military to reveal that 500 vets are secretly taking jobs of up to $260,000 with foreign governments: 15 generals and admirals are being employed by Saudi Arabia - but DoD won't say how much they are being paid 

* More than 500 US military personnel have been paid for working as advisors for foreign governments 

* Retired military personnel are restricted from receiving anything of value from foreign governments that could compromise their sworn allegiance to the US 

* However if they are given permission by Congress they are allowed to carry out the lucrative work 

* Two four-star Generals, who worked for President Obama, have both worked for the Defense Ministry of Saudi Arabia 

More than 500 retired US military personnel have taken lucrative jobs working for foreign governments – with generals and admirals landing roles in Saudi Arabia. 

At least 15 high ranking officials from the military have worked as paid consultants for the Defense Ministry of Saudi Arabia since 2016. 

It was revealed after a judge forced the military to hand over documents detailing the jobs, but allowed some information - such as payments - to be redacted.

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Update: Defying Pentagon Secrecy, Reporting Exposes Retired US Generals on Saudi Payroll (Common Dreams)  

WNU Editor: It is always about the money. For more information .... Key findings from The Post’s series on veterans’ lucrative foreign jobs (Washington Post).

Pentagon's Equity Chief Praises Book Calling 9/11 First Responders 'Menaces'

Kelisa Wing has written books about ‘White Privilege' and ‘Defunding the Police.’ (Fox News)  

FOX News: Pentagon equity chief praises book calling 9/11 first responders 'menaces' as she pushes for 'revolution' 

DoDEA Director Tom Brady has said, 'Kelisa Wing is exactly the right person to lead our efforts... to support meaningful change' 

FIRST ON FOX – A self-described "woke" Pentagon equity chief, who is currently under probe over anti-White tweets uncovered by Fox News Digital, recommended a "social justice" book for classrooms which called 9/11 first responders "menaces." 

Kelisa Wing is a diversity, equity and inclusion chief at the Pentagon's education wing – the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA). She is involved in curriculum at DoDEA, which services over 60,000 military-connected children at 160 schools around the globe, according to a press release announcing her position in December 2021. 

Fox News Digital found that on two occasions DoDEA's diversity, equity and inclusion chief promoted the anti-police book "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates while representing herself as an employee of the Pentagon's education wing. 

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WNU Editor: This is not your grandfather's military.

Pentagon Pushing Defense Contractors To Cut Off Defense Supplies And Raw Materials From China

FOX News: Pentagon doubles down on cutting off defense supplies from China after F-35 scare  

The Pentagon paused deliveries of new F-35's when it discovered a Chinese component in the aircraft 

The U.S. Defense Department is pushing its contractors to ensure none of their materials are being sourced from China or other U.S. adversaries, according to a Monday report. 

The effort comes weeks after the Pentagon paused deliveries of new F-35 fighter jets upon discovery that a component in the craft had been manufactured using a China-sourced alloy. 

The DOD is now turning to artificial intelligence to help track its globe-spanning supply chain and limit input from adversaries, The Wall Street Journal reported. 

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WNU Editor: The F-35 is not the only Pentagon project that is dependent on parts from China .... Chinese Parts in the F-35 Highlight Concerning Trend in the US Defense Sector (The Diplomat). 

Pentagon Pushing Defense Contractors To Cut Off Defense Supplies And Raw Materials From China  

Pentagon Urges Defense Contractors to Wean Themselves Off China-Made Chips, Raw Materials -- GovCon Wire 

Pentagon Makes Efforts To Lower Dependency On Chinese Material Supplies: Report -- Benzinga  

Pentagon Pushing to Minimize Chinese Presence in Defense Department Supply Chains -- Epoch Times  

AFA NEWS: Chinese-Sourced Magnet in F-35 Prompts Supply Chain Concerns -- National Defense

Pentagon's Diversity Officer's Racist Tweets About White People Become Public

The Pentagon announced it has launched a probe into one of its 'diversity' officers over the weekend, after it was revealed she post a series of scathing posts disparaging white people to her social media

'I'm exhausted with these white folx in these [professional development] sessions,' Wing wrote on July 23, 2020, disparaging an unnamed woman at a federal meeting

Daily Mail: Pentagon launches probe into woke female diversity officer after her tweets about white people with 'CAUdacity' and asking where she can 'get a break from white nonsense for a while' 

* The tweets by Kelisa Wing, an Army veteran and the current chief 'diversity and inclusion' officer at the DoD's Education office, were first reported last week 

* Fox News resurfaced the old posts, which use well-worn slang terms to mock white people include 'Karen' and 'CAUdacity' - a play on the word Caucasian 

* Her account was set to private after the outlet reached out for comment 

* The account, along with the longtime DoD staffer's LinkedIn profile, has since been deleted, now the official's tweets have become a topic of national concern 

* Perhaps most troubling, though, is the fact that Wing oversees the education of Pentagon staffers' children - including those of active duty service members 

The Pentagon announced it has launched a probe into one of its 'diversity' officers over the weekend, after her series of scathing posts disparaging white people on her social media resurfaced. 

The tweets by Kelisa Wing, an Army veteran and the current chief 'diversity, equity and inclusion' officer at the Department of Defense's Education Activity office, were first reported last week, and have since come under federal scrutiny. 

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Update #1: 'Woke' Department of Defense equity chief writes anti-White posts: 'Exhausted with these white folx' (FOX News) 

Update #2: ‘Woke’ Department of Defense equity chief Kelisa Wing has history of anti-white Twitter posts: report (NYPost)  

WNU Editor: The Pentagon is launching an investigation .... Department of Defense launches review of equity chief after disparaging posts about White people exposed (FOX News). I am not impressed. For someone to be appointed to this post she must have been vetted thoroughly.They knew who she was.

Former Pentagon Leaders Sign A Letter Saying That Civilian-Military Relations Are Now Under ‘Extreme Strain’

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Daily Mail: Political divisions, the Afghanistan withdrawal, the 2020 election and 'daunting competition from global rivals will do irreparable harm to the US military, eight ex-defense secretaries and five former Joint Chiefs chairmen write in extraordinary letter 

* The military chiefs penned-an op ed warning of risks to civil-military relations 

* They call civilian control the 'bedrock' of U.S. democracy 

* They cite polarization over 'the first election in over a century when the peaceful transfer of political power was disrupted and in doubt' 

* They note the military is obliged 'to refuse to carry out an illegal or unconstitutional policy/order/action' 

* They write that civil military relations are set up 'to ensure that the destructive and coercive power wielded by the U.S. armed forces is not misused' 

* Article references Afghan withdrawal, clearing of Lafayette Square in 2000, and peaceful transfer of power being 'in doubt' 

A group of former Pentagon chiefs and chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff have penned a new letter warning of risks of political instability and the importance of civilian-military relations in an unstable environment – along with the potential for misuse of the military. 

The retired civilian and military officials cite political polarization in the U.S. – as well as 'the first election in over a century when the peaceful transfer of political power was disrupted and in doubt.' 

It was a reference to former President Donald Trump's repeated claims of election fraud, and his refusal for weeks to authorize a transition after networks called the election for Joe Biden.  

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WNU Editor: The letter is here .... To Support and Defend: Principles of Civilian Control and Best Practices of Civil-Military Relations (War On The Rocks). 

The letter was signed by former Defense Secretaries Ash Carter, William Cohen, Mark Esper, Robert Gates, Chuck Hagel, James Mattis, Leon Panetta and William Perry. It was also signed by five former chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, namely retired Gens. Martin Dempsey, Joseph Dunford Jr., Richard Myers, and Peter Pace as well as retired Adm. Michael Mullen. 

Former Pentagon Leaders Sign A Letter Saying That Civilian-Military Relations Are Now Under ‘Extreme Strain’  

Former Defense leaders decry ‘extremely adverse’ political climate -- Politico  

Former Defense secretaries, retired generals warn of threats of political polarization -- The Hill  

Civilian-military relations under 'extreme strain,' former Pentagon leaders say -- FOX News  

Former U.S. Defense secretaries issue political polarization warning -- UPI  

Civilian-military relations under ‘extreme strain,’ former Pentagon leaders say -- NYPost 

Former top Pentagon officials warn of "extreme strain" on civilian-military relations -- Axios

US Army Slashes Pay And Benefits For 40,000 National Guard Soldiers And 22,000 Reservists Who Have Not Been Vaccinated

 

Daily Mail: US Army SLASHES pay for 60,000 soldiers who refuse to get jabbed as Biden cracks down on unvaccinated 

* About 40,000 National Guard soldiers and 22,000 reservists have still not been vaccinated 

* The deadline for all guard soldiers to get immunized was June 30 

* They will no longer be allowed to participate in federally funded drills 

* 13 percent of guard soldiers and 12 percent of reservists still have not received their shots 

* There have been 30,000 requests for religious and medical waivers from the requirement, but none have been granted 

* The announcement comes as most 'weekend warriors' prepare for summer drills 

More than 60,000 unvaccinated Army National Guard and Army Reserve soldiers will be barred from performing their military duties and have their pay and benefits cut because they refuse to get their shots, officials announced on Friday. 

'Soldiers who refuse the vaccination order without an approved or pending exemption request are subject to adverse administrative actions, including flags, bars to service, and official reprimands,' according to a statement from the Army. 

There are about 40,000 National Guard soldiers and 22,000 Reserve soldiers how have not been vaccinated.  

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US Army Slashes Pay And Benefits For 40,000 National Guard Soldiers And 22,000 Reservists Who Have Not Been Vaccinated  

Army Cuts Off More Than 60K Unvaccinated Guard and Reserve Soldiers from Pay and Benefits -- Military.com  

Tens of thousands of part-time soldiers face discharge for missing COVID vax deadline -- Army Times  

Army bars more than 60K National Guards, Reservists from service, cutting off pay -- NYPost  

Army cuts pay, benefits from 57,000 unvaccinated National Guard, Reserves -- FOX News