Service members separated for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine can now re-enlist, but the Department of Defense requires them to do the impossible first. During a press briefing Tuesday, Tim Dill -- the acting deputy undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness -- outlined the plan for reinstating service members separated during the Biden administration's vaccine mandate of August 2021,

The Pentagon and service branches are ramping up efforts to get the word out that service members who refused to take the coronavirus vaccine and want to return to the military have until next April to pursue reinstatement,

The Army said it has reenlisted three active duty soldiers who were discharged for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine, as it works to implement President Donald Trump's executive order that troops be rehired and given back pay.