First Lieutenant John Bowes was commissioned as a distinguished graduate from the United States Air Force Academy in 2019. 

In September 2021, he was removed from the F16 pilot training pipeline after filing a religious accommodation request for the COVID mRNA shot.

Since then, John has become intimately familiar with the consequences of this mandate on national security, pruning, and the function of the military as a whole.

Today Matt welcomes John to learn more about his story and shed some light on the most extensive purge of combat aviators in US history.  

We discuss the military readiness implications of the DoD's current push to ensure every last member of its military received the emergency use authorized mRNA shot.

Key Takeaways 

- History's most devastating purge of combat aviators (00:00 )

- John's background and journey (03:11 )

- What happened after John filed his religious accommodation request (10:04 )

- The grim implications of service members being removed from duty (15:54 )

- The importance of standing up for our values and beliefs (35:53 )

- How a religious accommodation process works in the military (39:59 )

- Why we need to support informed consent regarding vaccines (46:46 )

- What service members can do to address this issue (58:55 )

Additional Resources

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- Learn more about the Irresistible Revolution

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