Now that the Pentagon has said it will start requiring service members to get the Covid vaccine by mid-September through either a presidential waiver or approval from the Food and Drug Administration, what happens if troops refuse?

Those military members should expect a range of penalties for doing so, military law experts said, ranging anywhere from a reprimand to confinement and getting kicked out of the military.

By JONATHAN CUSTODIO

08/09/2021 03:47 PM EDT

Now that the Pentagon has said it will start requiring service members to get the Covid vaccine by mid-September through either a presidential waiver or approval from the Food and Drug Administration, what happens if troops refuse?

Those military members should expect a range of penalties for doing so, military law experts said, ranging anywhere from a reprimand to confinement and getting kicked out of the military.

The vaccine mandate from DoD, which could be implemented sooner based on infection rates, is expected to be a lawful and enforceable order, especially if it begins after the FDA approves the available vaccines.

“It's not a lawful order if it doesn't serve a government purpose, if it is unconstitutional — such as an order to incriminate yourself, or if it directs you to commit a crime," said military justice attorney Eugene Fidell, who is counsel at Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell and an adjunct professor at the New York University School of Law.

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/08/09/mandtory-covid-vaccines-troops-refusal-502865

If it comes down to it, we're the last line of defense.

I think Trump will be back before shtf.