Oklahoma National Guard says unvaccinated airmen can't participate in drills

The Oklahoma National Guard said unvaccinated airmen cannot participate in drills, days after a federal judge turned down the state's bid to block the Pentagon's vaccine mandate for National Guard members.

Brig. Gen. Thomas Mancino, commander of the Oklahoma National Guard, acknowledged Tuesday's court ruling in a message to the force, though he said the ruling doesn't mean the legal fight is over.

Mancino also noted that the Department of Defense has said it will recoup pay provided to unvaccinated airmen who drill after Jan. 1, which can be enforced outside of the state's control.

"With no possibility of injunctive relief before January 1st, 2022, I have decided to not allow unvaccinated Oklahoma Air National Guard Drill Status Guardsmen (DSGs), without a medical exemption or religious accommodation request, to participate in any future drill period, except for any Airmen wishing to be vaccinated," Mancino wrote.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/oklahoma-national-guard-says-unvaccinated-airmen-can-t-participate-in-drills/ar-AASi4Bz

Well that was an about face.