re: National Guard struggles as troops leave at faster pace

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While the shortfalls for 2022 may be small percentages, the Guard is facing increasing losses over the next year due to the U.S. military’s requirement that all troops get the COVID-19 vaccine. Currently about 9,000 Guard members are refusing to get the shot, and another 5,000 have sought religious, medical or administrative exemptions.

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the few guardsman I know would be considered high risk with their bmi comorbidity and should err on this side of being vaxxed