Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced sweeping reforms to address the catastrophic fallout from the Biden administration’s unlawful COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
Speaking with the conviction of a leader determined to rebuild trust, Hegseth outlined the Department of Defense’s (DOD) aggressive efforts to reinstate service members and veterans who were unfairly punished for standing by their principles.
As previously reported on military veterans’ concerns about a new Department of Defense reinstatement form, which they claim hides the truth about their forced separations during the COVID-19 vaccine mandate era.
They are being told that if they want back in, they must lie on paper and pretend they left the military of their own free will.
According to the form: “I, [name], attest I voluntarily separated from the (Air) (Space) Force or allowed my service to lapse rather than be vaccinated under the COVID-19 vaccine mandate, which was in effect from 24 August 2021 to 10 January 2023. My decision to separate was made freely and without coercion.”
The DoD’s response team immediately issued a statement, stating they’re “reviewing” the matter.
In a video statement posted Wednesday, Hegseth offered an apology “for how it was done, and we want to fix it.”
Effective immediately, the Department of Defense is scrubbing the records of all troops who were punished for refusing the experimental jab—many of whom were discharged with less-than-honorable designations that tarnished their careers and cut off benefits.
WATCH:
An update on COVID-19 reinstatements. pic.twitter.com/o8GVFAlcJN
— Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (@SecDef) April 23, 2025
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