and a special kick in the ass as they leave for the ones who forced thousands of capable, expensively trained, willing and patriotic service members out of the military over a damn covid shot.

Only 100 service members died of COVID during the first 3 years of the pandemic, most, before the vaccine was available. That’s pretty remarkable. Yes, military personnel are more fit, not obese, and younger than the population at large. But only 100 died of COVID. Out of 2.83 million military personnel.

Here’s the money shot statistic: only 2 (two) died who were fully vaccinated. After vaccines were made available, all personnel except for the 8000 you mention, were vaccinated, and only 2 of these died.

We have an all volunteer military. Nobody coerced these men and women to join. And each of them, of their own free will, swore an oth- to support and defend the Constitution of the United States, and will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice..

The order was issued to take the vaccine. All 2.83 million service members complied with the order- except the 8000 who disobeyed the direct, lawful order issued by those appointed as officers over them

They broke their promise. They broke the code, and there were consequences for that. That’s how the military remains the military and not a mob.