Reinstatement of Coast Guard Members
Source: Fox News
Summary
The Department of Homeland Security announced that 56 U.S. Coast Guard members who were forced out over a Biden-era COVID-19 vaccine mandate will be reinstated with back pay. The reinstatement is a result of President Donald Trump’s executive order allowing the reinstatement of service members who were discharged for refusing the vaccine. The Coast Guard implemented a similar mandate, which was rescinded in January 2023. A three-member panel of the Board for Correction of Military Records of the Coast Guard voted to reinstate the 56 members.
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The Department of Homeland Security announces the reinstatement of 56 Coast Guard members. The members were forced out over a COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The reinstatement comes with back pay. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem calls it a major victory for “religious, personal and medical freedom.” The decision follows President Donald Trump’s executive order allowing the reinstatement of service members who were discharged for refusing the vaccine. The Coast Guard’s vaccine mandate was rescinded in January 2023. A three-member panel voted to reinstate the 56 members. The reinstatements will ensure the service records of each member reflect a period of unbroken and continuous active service.
Reinstatement with back pay becomes a way to right past wrongs.
Author: Evan Null
