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12 | <strong>MHCE</strong> - News www.mhce.us DECEMBER <strong>2022</strong> EDITION<br />
it be up to law firms to seek<br />
reenlistment or compensation?"<br />
William Hudson, a partner with<br />
Tully Rinckey, a firm specializing<br />
in military law, told Military.com.<br />
"The people I've talked to want to<br />
serve; they really wanted to stay<br />
in. I would hope those discharges<br />
will be allowed back in."<br />
On Saturday, Politico reported the<br />
Democratic chair of the House<br />
Armed Services Committee, Rep.<br />
Adam Smith of Washington state,<br />
put the mandate on the table in<br />
negotiations over the must-pass<br />
National Defense Authorization<br />
Act, or NDAA, which sets<br />
funding and policy priorities for<br />
the Defense Department.<br />
Since the pandemic began, GOP<br />
lawmakers have attempted to<br />
stonewall efforts to combat the<br />
spread of infections or boost<br />
immunities and have used the<br />
Pentagon's inoculation mandate as<br />
a partisan rallying cry.<br />
However, Austin recommended<br />
on Sunday that the COVID-19<br />
vaccine mandate stay in effect.<br />
Meanwhile, the White House has<br />
also opposed any repeal efforts,<br />
but signaled that the mandate<br />
is negotiable in the upcoming<br />
defense policy bill.<br />
"With respect to NDAA, those<br />
discussions are ongoing," White<br />
House Press Secretary Karine<br />
Jean-Pierre told reporters Monday.<br />
Troops are required only to get the<br />
initial vaccination, not a booster<br />
shot. According to the Centers for