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WASHINGTON, D.C. (LifeSiteNews) – A Republican Representative from Florida voiced concerns about the National Guard enforcing COVID jab mandates at a time when the country normally faces wildfires and hurricanes as well as the ongoing war in Ukraine and the growing military threat from China.
In an op-ed published by FOX News, Florida Rep. Michael Waltz expressed his fears about the National Guard enforcing a jab mandate put in place by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin last August.
“June 30 marked Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s arbitrary deadline for members of the National Guard and Reserves to receive the COVID-19 vaccine despite Congress’ mandate that the Department of Defense establish uniform procedures under which service members can be exempted,” Waltz wrote Monday. Waltz served in the Army for 26 years and is a retired Green Beret. He previously had COVID and has been jabbed.
Waltz argues that enforcing the jab mandate would “cripple” the Guard for lack of
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