The move is set to help the Pentagon boost enrollment numbers, while not having to remove troops for not complying.
a year after it was instated, with some Republican governors and members of Congress arguing it's unfair to force troops to decide between getting the vaccine and potentially being expelled from the military.
“The Department will continue to promote and encourage COVID-19 vaccination for all service members,” Austin said, per the memo.Commanders will have some discretion to decide whether to deploy troops who are not vaccinated, "including when vaccination is required for travel to, or entry into, a foreign nation," the memo states.
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