WOW Pentagon Memo Orders No Pay Or Training For 'Some' National Guardsmen
Biden's appointee at the Pentagon, Lloyd Austin, overstepped his position Tuesday when he pushed through a memo ordering absolute obedience to Biden's vaccine mandate. The mandate has already been slapped down across the nation as judges deem the tyrannical order an abuse of power.
That didn't stop Austin from canceling paycheck for unvaccinated National Guardsmen. He also ordered that they not receive their required training. Austin then doubled down by offering punishment for those who don't participate in drills, even though they are banned.
Military Times shared a copy of this memo which explains that unvaccinated members cannot participate in training but are also not excused from participating:
"No credit or excused absence shall be afforded to members who do not participate in drills, training, or other duty due to failure to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19," Austin wrote in a memo to military service secretaries and other leaders.
Austin's memo clarifies his position that the Defense Department can enforce the vaccine mandate even while troops are on duty with their states:
"All members of the National Guard must be fully vaccinated in order to participate in drills training and other duty conducted under Title 32, U.S. Code," Austin wrote.
The reference describes the law wherein a state governor is authorized by the president to activate the National Guard within his or her state. Troops under Title 32 orders serve on active duty under state control, but with pay and benefits provided by the federal government.
"No DoD funding may be allocated for payment of duties performed under Title 32 for members of the National Guard who did not comply with vaccination requirements," Austin wrote.
This seem like such a gross abuse of power to me but also that timing...
The US is currently battling multiple crises including the one at the southern border and civil unrest. We are also on the brink of a potential war with China and relations with Russia are reaching a fever-pitch.
