Will Veterans Ever Get Justice for Covid Vaccine Dismissals? Back Pay? Reinstatement?

Four years after former President Joe Biden’s Pentagon mandated the COVID-19 vaccination for all Department of Defense (DOD) personnel, veterans and former service members are continuing to fight for justice after being terminated for refusing the vaccine.

Former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin mandated the COVID vaccine for all service members in August 2021, resulting in the termination of roughly 8,500 active-duty service members who refused the mandate. Even as President Donald Trump is offering backpay and reinstatement for active duty service members, some troops who fell through the cracks are still fighting for their rights. Read more: https://dailycaller.com/2025/07/24/four-years-later-veterans-still-fighting-to-get-justice-for-covid-vaccine-crackdowns/.