In recent years, the Navy has put a lot of emphasis on “Diversity”. If you visit the Navy’s recruiting website, www.navy.com, on the first page it has an entry, “Who we are”. When you access that page, it contains three entries:
US Army Could Require COVID Vaccinations of All Soldiers by September
On 7/1/21 at 7:18 PM EDT
The United States Army will require all soldiers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as soon as September, according to an execute order from Department of the Army Headquarters.
Exactly when the vaccine will be made mandatory depends on when the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) fully licenses the available vaccines, including Pfizer and Moderna. Commanders will continue COVID-19 vaccination operations and prepare for a directive to mandate COVID-19 vaccination for service members [on or around] 01 September 2021, pending full FDA licensure, the order reads. Commands will be prepared to provide a backbrief on servicemember vaccination status and way ahead for completion once the vaccine is mandated.
To do nothing is unacceptable | Task Force report says Navy needs to do more to become diverse, inclusive
Navy Task Force One was created to address concerns brought to the forefront by the death of George Floyd. Author: Laura Geller Updated: 6:51 PM EST February 3, 2021
WASHINGTON During his six months of work on Task Force One Navy, Chief of Naval Personnel Vice Admiral John Nowell Jr. had an eye-opening revelation.
“I thought as a white male admiral in the U.S. Navy, that we had made more progress with equality in our nation and in our Navy,” Nowell said. “And I learned, somewhat to my chagrin, that I had overestimated where we were.”