Biden says troops should be dishonorably discharged if they disobey order to get Covid vaccine
The House is set to vote on the NDAA, the Pentagon's annual defense budget, this week
The Pentagon last month mandated that all 1.4 million service members get vaccinated
An amendment passed during committee markup prohibits giving service members who refuse a vaccine anything but an honorable discharge
White House said that 'commanders must have the ability to give orders and take appropriate disciplinary measures,' including enforcing the vaccine mandate
The White House also took issue with section of the bill that exempts those who have had a previous Covid-19 infection from the vaccine mandate
By Morgan Phillips, Politics Reporter For Dailymail.Com
Published: 17:42 EDT, 22 September 2021 | Updated: 21:15 EDT, 22 September 2021
The White House said Tuesday it 'strongly opposes' a provision of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that prohibits the Pentagon from punishing or dishonorably discharging any service member who refuses a vaccine.
'The Administration strongly opposes section 716, which would detract from readiness and limit a commander's options for enforcing good order and discipline when a Service member fails to obey a lawful order to receive a vaccination,' the White House Office of Management and Budget said in a statement on the yearly bill that funds the Pentagon.
'To enable a uniformed force to fight with discipline, commanders must have the ability to give orders and take appropriate disciplinary measures.'
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