Had a long discussion with my active-duty military son about the death-jab. This is a tough decision for him. He has 13 years in, doing well, fast promotions, commendations, tours in 6 countries. I feel like I'm being selfish, but have told him he's welcome back home if he'll tell them where to shove it. He knows where I stand on this matter, but doesn't want to give up now with only 7 years left to retirement. I'm afraid of the consequences. I sincerely hope we're all wrong about this, but terrified we're not. Been talking to God all day, asking for guidance for he and I both. I know I'm not the only person going thru this shit and really feel for all that are. Lord help us all.
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Funny you brought this up. I am VERY close to the people that administer that program for the Army. It is a real thing. However, it's not as 'simple' as you might think. You have to get 'approved', which takes a lot of time, you have to pay back your time on a 2-1 basis. For every year you take off, you owe two more ... and that is ON TOP OF your current obligation. So, if you take off 3 years, when you get back you owe 6. None of that 3 years counts toward retirement.
The Army's got some options but soldiers need to read CAREFULLY before they get their hopes up.