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The $858 billion measure also includes a 4.6% pay raise for troops next year and plans to backfill munition stockpiles depleted by the war in Ukraine.
The Coast Guard Academy is disenrolling seven cadets for failing to comply with the COVID-19 vaccination mandate.
Democrats rejected proposals to reinstate troops already kicked out and dismiss the Defense Secretary for requiring the shots.
The measure would also upgrade the discharge status of troops already kicked out of the service for refusing to get vaccinated.
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