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  • It seems very harsh but if they are the papers they sign then they should do as requested. It is refusing an order from not just an officer but the service regulations. So I am afraid i must say yes
  • Personally I don't think so... because I think I should have control over what chemicals go into my body. But that is not realistic. When you are in the Army you are the governments property. ----- The truth is, if I didn't want to have a vaccination - someone could discipline me and discarge me all they liked... I would still not have the vaccination.
  • Sometime back in the 80's a lot of them were refusing the anthrax vaccination, and getting discharged for it, because it was causing a lot of really scary effects and permanent damage to people. It seemed to be pretty much a quality control problem. It is a two sided issue; people who refuse vaccination are usually just plain wrong and the military needs to do whatever it needs to do. But I also feel people have the right to accept or deny what goes into their bodies and also to know exactly what it is. Overall my answer is no.
  • Should they be, no. Can and will they be, yes. On the one hand, people have every right to refuse having possibly dangerous chemicals put into their bodies. But on the other hand, joining the military is, essentially, a sacrifice of one's rights. When a person enlists in the military, they effectively relenquish their right to live, as well as their right not to murder their fellow man, both of which are very, *Very* important rights. So I'd say that if someone goes into the military, they should be prepared to give up a lot of rights, the right to sanctity of body included. In my personal opinion, stripping people of their rights like that, (Along with much of what the military does) is a moral abonination. But legally, once someone joins up, they've given the military the right to do so.

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