The Defense Department plans to invite service members who were involuntarily separated from service for refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine back into uniform at the same rank they held when they separated.

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U.S. Army Reserve Command Chief Warrant Officer 5 LaShon White addresses students during the Chapin High School Wrestling Military Duals in Chapin, South Carolina, on Jan. 17-18, 2025. The school has held this annual wrestling tournament for more than 20 years in honor of past and current service members. (U.S. Army Reserve video by Sgt. Cameron Hershberger)

U.S. Army Reserve Command Soldiers participate in physical readiness training on Fort Liberty, N.C., Jan. 28, 2025. (Video by Sgt. Cameron Hershberger)

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers are assisting with the southern border mission near Santa Teresa, New Mexico, in support of U.S. Northern Command. USNORTHCOM is working together with the Department of Homeland Security to augment U.S. Customs and Border Protection along the southern border with additional military forces.