@stuartscheller post:
Update on COVID-19 reinstatement across the military force: The Honorable Tata has his new X account at:
He remains committed to supporting those who still want to serve but who exited the military because of the COVID vaccine. He recently issued a memo directing service chiefs to minimize reinstatement friction points, to remain engaged with individuals moving through the reinstatement pipeline, and to report back identified shortfalls in the process.
Also, as promised, every service member who in some form expressed interest to go through the COVID board process recently received a follow up from the respective service. This effort has almost doubled the number of packages moving towards the boards.
I have organized a listening session with the Honorable Tata on 3 September. We have identified ten key individuals who are a mix of voluntary/involuntary COVID separations, and who can speak about the concerns for the COVID refusal population. I won’t name those individuals, but if they are willing to go public, I think it would help alleviate some angst on the internet. I believe these individuals are a good representation, will provide critical feedback, and will help communicate progress to the people tracking this issue.
We want to hear key individuals’ perception of the issues for reinstatement. If there are ways we can improve the process, we want to hear directly from individuals intimately involved. Second, we want to hear what accountability looks like from the impacted population. We are interested in facts that could identify failures at the policy level.
In my last post on this topic, I stated we needed to “move forward.” It didn’t occur to me so many people would get upset about “moving forward,” but I acknowledge the passion on this topic. I also understand people don’t want to put this topic in the rearview mirror until there is a feeling that something like this will never happen again.
Because of that, I remain committed to helping people wronged, and I truly believe @USD_PR_HONTata leadership will be the catalyst for the changes many of you seek.
