Current and former U.S. service members tell DailyMail.com that ' proposed amendments in next year's defense spending bill may not be comprehensive enough to undo the 'serious harassment' Over 8,000 service members - many who sought religious exemptions - were fired for refusing to comply with the 's vaccine mandate enacted in August 2021. Following outrage, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) terminated the mandate, but it did not reinstate service members who were fired for not receiving the shot nor provide any other compensation.Now, new amendments by Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., that passed out of the House Armed Services Committee last week would 'offer redress' to service members who were 'unjustly discharged' by requiring the Pentagon to set up a reinstatement process and ensuring no negative retaliation.
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