What type of discharge should I expect for refusing the covid vaccine?

Most likely a General Discharge; however, depending on how they want to handle it you could be looking at a dishonorable. You are technically refusing to follow a direct order.

From what I read it is an honorable with some conditions. Frankly it should be less than honorable so that you and others can not use it as an early out just for disobeying and order and jeopardizing readiness and the health of others. I agree with MSG Bob S. I certainly would not hire you nor will many others unless you want to haul garbage or some similar occupation.

The question is, Are you afraid of this vaccine? You shouldn't have signed up for the military unless you thought through more likely risks, like bullets. Seriously, several billion of these shots have been given, and reputable authorities have found practically no chance of serious ill-effects. Your refusal is based mostly in your politics and should result in a general discharge if not worse. My advice is, be smart, soldier, and get your shot.

It is ridiculous that the military will do this to veterans after all the crap they shot in us. It is now proven that the vaccine doesn't stop the virus spread and mask don't work but the military has always been against veterans. It takes forever to get your benefits and now they want to take them away from active military. They should be standing up against this administration that is guilty of treason and tyranny but instead they are attacking veterans.

I personally don't think that ANYONE should be released from their enlistment because they choose Not to have an experimental serum injected into THEIR body as a LabRat. That's OUR Right as an American Citizen to choose, no matter if you're military or civilian! I had Covid, and I chose to rely on my Strong & Natural Immune System instead, but I'm healthy now, and shot-free. If ServiceMembers choose to be discharged, they should receive an Honorable Discharge, if they don't have a bad record. These covid shots are all new, untested, and not fully approved - like they should be. Those Individuals in DC are using the US Military as guinea pigs, that's why THEY didn't take them, and made them not mandatory for certain groups. If they acted like they did, it was an Act, most likely a B-12 or saline shot. I'm afraid in the next few years, not only Our Military, but Our Country, and the World will lose millions of people who freely took those shots in good faith, trusting the Governments and Pharmaceutical companies. They should have allowed everyone serving in the Military to be able to submit a medical or religious exemption, as they have in the civilian world, and to equally approve them as well. Just because you dedicate your life to serving in the military, does NOT take away Anyone's Rights as an American Citizen. Do your homework on this stuff, its Not safe, and I hate seeing military personnel screwed over, whether they know they're being screwed or not. That's my personal view. Take it or leave it.

So the answer that nobody seems to really articulate here outside of their views/opinions on the vaccine is: IT DEPENDS.

If the separating authority deems your service as honorable, then you might get an Honorable discharge. Even if your cumulative service prior to refusing the vaccine was honorable, but you handle your refusal in an unprofessional, pain-in-the-a$$ manner, you might get a General under Honorable. If you do some additional stupid stuff during this process, you could get an "Under Other Than Honorable".

The options commanders have are spelled out in the 2022 NDAA, but the bottom line is it is still the commander's discretion within the framework of the NDAA.

So, the current military top "leadership" sees refusal to take the shot as a threat to military readiness BUT discharging hundreds maybe thousands of service members with critical skills is NOT going to affect readiness? Yeah as long as they keep that white rage in check the country has nothing to fear.

Making room for a good soldier. Sounds fine to me. Thin out the ranks of the uneducated, and unvaccinated, no problem. Go ask Tucker Carlson for a job, you already get your opinion from him. SPC Lemming.

Best advice I could give is to milk it while you're in. Get the shot, max that retirement out. Document every medical and chronic ailment. 20 years later you can give your two cents on the matter while collecting VA benefits.

Medical or Other Than Honorable.