GOP Pressuring Pentagon to Stop Forcing Troops to Pay Back Bonuses After Forced Separation

FIRST ON FOX The Pentagon must answer serious retention and recruitment issues that have been caused by a number of policies, according to the Republicans in Congress. “mistreatment” This is Service members.

Fox News Digital reported that U.S. military personnel who refused to comply with the Pentagon’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate were fired last month. They are now being required to repay their original bonuses. “kick in the face.”

Rep. Pat Fallon is one of 23 legislators who are members of the Armed Services Committee. He wrote a letter Thursday to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin asking about the matter. “mistreatment” There have been reports of troops being made to repay their signing bonuses. They claimed that they were forced to repay their signing bonuses. “blame” The current military recruitment and retention problems, which are detrimental to the military. National securityAustin is the location.

“The military is already facing a historic recruiting shortfall and this type of bad policy is only exacerbating the issue,” Fox News Digital spoke with Fallon, R.Texas. “We must now end the practice of further punishing individuals by requiring them to pay back enlistment bonuses and work to establish a pathway back to service for anyone who has been affected.”

SERVICE MEMBERS FORCED to Pay Back SIGNING BONUSES, AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN FIRED OVER COVIDVAX: ‘KICK IN THE FACE’

Lloyd Austin, Secretary for Defense, signed last month a memo updating the records and removing letters of reprimand from troops denied exemption requests to the vaccine. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)

Separately, Austin was contacted Wednesday evening by Chairman Mike Rogers, R.Ala. of the House Committee on Armed Services. Jim Banks, R.Ind. of the House Subcommittee on Military Personnel, sent a series questions related to the repeal of the COVID mandate. He stated that the Pentagon has not provided the required responses.

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“The Biden administration spent two years dodging my basic questions about their military vaccine mandate and COVID response,” Fox News Digital was contacted by banks. “Now that we have the majority, House Republicans remain committed to holding the Biden DOD accountable for its partisan COVID policy.”

After President Biden signed the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, the Pentagon has been pushing to recover signing bonuses from service members who were fired. The Senate and the House approved a provision in the law to repeal the administration’s policies. Military vaccine mandate.

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Austin signed last month a memo to update the records and to remove letters of reprimand sent by troops who were denied exemption requests for the vaccine.

In a statement, the Pentagon stated that even though DOD had ended its COVID-19 vaccination mandate, it was still in effect. “no plan” Stop the recoupment bonuses (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images).

In a statement, the Pentagon stated that even though DOD had ended its COVID-19 vaccination mandate, it was still in effect. “no plan” Stop the recoupment bonuses

“The military services recouped unearned payment as a matter of standard practice in appropriate cases of members who were separated from their branch of service for refusing a lawful order to take the COVID-19 vaccine,” said Pentagon spokesperson Maj. Charlie Dietz.

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“The secretary will respond as appropriate directly and not through the media,” A Pentagon spokesperson responded Thursday. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

“In some circumstances, prior recoupment actions may still be ongoing even though the COVID-19 vaccine mandate has been rescinded. An example is cases where some fraction of the required repayment amount remained unpaid following discharge. There is no plan to stop recoupment of unearned pay,” Dietz continued.

“The secretary will respond as appropriate directly and not through the media,” A Pentagon spokesperson responded Thursday.

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