Former USD/P&R Cisnero, who pushed Covid vax, now pushing for mandatory flu vax

This is why those servicemembers who left because of the Covid vax mandate in the military are hesitant to come back.

The former Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel & Readiness, Gil Cisneros, who pushed the mandatory Covid vax onto military members (and who was appointed the Pentagon’s first ever Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer) is now among three Representatives trying to once again force all servicemembers to take the flu vaccine, something that Secretary of War Hegseth made optional. (Articles on STARRS related to Cisneros)

We’ve learned that the Pentagon is now offering those who left because of the vax mandate the opportunity to come back for only two years so if the other side comes into power in two years, the servicemembers have an out rather than having to suffer through the tyranny once again as the other side imposes a mandatory vax and DEI regime ten times worse.

From STARRS Vice Chairman Emeritus Major General Joe Arbuckle, USA ret:

“When I went through basic infantry training at Ft Ord, CA there was a spinal meningitis epidemic at the Post. All of us in basic training were quarantined and could not leave the training areas except to attend training events down range. Windows were required to be kept open in the billets no matter the weather. There were a few trainees in my company that contracted the disease and were taken to the hospital, they did not return. There were some deaths involved due to the meningitis.

Thousands of basic training soldiers were moving in and out of basic training, it did not stop due to this deadly disease.

Contrast that with the hysteria over a few trainees at a naval installation who have contracted the simple flu. We have become soft as a nation. I support Pete Hegseth initial position that the flu vaccine should be voluntary.”

From Scott Sturman, MD (USAFA ’72):

“You can’t fix stupid. This is not the Spanish Flu of 1918, nor are flu vaccines ever 100% effective. The efficacy of the current flu vaccine is pathetic. Grok: https://grok.com/share/c2hhcmQtNQ_9f0e7e66-3b47-4875-8d44-b17f8f3a9bc7

From a press release:

Castro, Houlahan, Cisneros Slam Pentagon for Lackland Flu Outbreak, Push for Flu Vaccine Requirement

Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06), and Congressman Gil Cisneros (CA-31) held a press conference to provide updates on the flu outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio and to push the Pentagon to restore its vaccine mandate for all servicemembers.

“The Air Force confirmed that trainee Keon McDaniel died from the flu during the outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio,” said Congressman Castro. “This is a tragedy that could have been prevented were it not for the reckless actions of Secretary Hegseth. I introduced an amendment with Rep. Houlahan to reinstate the flu vaccine mandate for all servicemembers, which Republicans in Congress promptly rejected. I will continue to push for the Pentagon to fully restore its vaccine mandate and protect lives. Our military must be guided by science, not politics.”

“When our troops volunteer to risk their lives for our country, the least we can do is not ask them to risk their lives because their leaders abandoned decades of military medicine,” said Congresswoman Houlahan. “The House Rules Committee’s refusal to make our amendment in order was a missed opportunity to right Secretary Hegseth’s wrong and to put military readiness ahead of politics. We owe our servicemembers better.”

“As the former Undersecretary of Defense at the Pentagon, I personally oversaw the DoD Health Agency. I know firsthand why we kept up with these vaccine requirements. The recent flu outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base could have been easily prevented if Secretary Hegseth had not been so short-sighted. I’m proud to support my colleagues, Congressman Castro and Congresswoman Houlahan, in urging the DoD to revert to their policy of mandatory military vaccinations. Any policy affecting our servicemembers’ quality of life should be guided by science,” said Congressman Cisneros.

BACKGROUND:

Last week, Reps. Castro and Houlahan co-sponsored an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to require military servicemembers to be vaccinated for influenza. This amendment comes after a flu outbreak at Joint Base San Antonio in Rep. Castro’s district that spread to nearly 300 servicemembers. House Republicans rejected the amendment.