So we listened to Riley's interview linked in another thread. Afterward, we went for a walk and the conversation naturally lent itself to what we had just heard. My husband is a God fearing patriot who served two tours in Iraq. He is military through and through.
My position: If the military didn't remove bodily autonomy by compelling members of the armed forces to put things into their bodies that they didn't want, people like Riley would still be in the military.
His position: Members of the armed services lose the right to bodily autonomy when they join. If one is ordered to take a given series of vaccines or meds, then one should have faith in the higher-ups who've deemed it necessary and follow those orders. If members of the military are allowed to pick and choose what they put in their bodies, then the chain of command breaks down and weakens the military as a whole. He went on to say that he was given all kinds of things when he served and he never questioned it. "It's the military way."
My counter position: But the c-19 vaccine was experimental and was only authorized for emergency use, which is why the FDA rushed the approval in order to give a legal leg to stand on with regard to the mandate. I contend that if members of the military have the right to refuse to put something in their bodies, then at least they are protected from anyone at the top who is involved in nefarious actions.
His contention: the military can't categorize orders (medical, combat etc) and function properly. An order is an order. Those who can't or won't follow them have the opportunity to leave the military.
We rarely talk about this kind of thing and today I was reminded of why...I can't help but wonder based on the Riley interview and papers if the CCP wasn't fully aware of this military mindset and this was part of their plan to weaken our military all along...with the help of JB of course...
Great post. Your husband is right. That is why we, those that are civilians( husbands, wives, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, ect.) are so important. They have to follow orders. We do not. We have to fight for them when they cannot fight for themselves. You are right exept for where you think they should disobey an order. See the catch 22? Chain of command is imperative to the operation of the armed forces as a whole. We the people have to hold those in command to account which is what the media used to be about. We are at war with an invisible enemy and the fog is thick. Our soldiers depend on us to do the things they cannot as we depend on them to do what we cannot. We are as much a part of the army as they just with different jobs.
Thank you for this...perhaps my biggest take away in all this lies right here in your very thoughtful/thought provoking comment. God bless!
The fog is thick. It is hard to keep morale up. Everyday something else. We cannot enjoy a football game to escape all of this without a player dropping on the field. It’s tough, but we know the Alpha and Omega! All will be well fren. Keep your head up and know that when in prayer, I got your six.