InfantryDort: “A lot of you hear me talk about accountability on here. Well, I don’t want to be a hypocrite. So it’s time I take some of my own. Everyone in the Army who knows me, knows who I am on here. I’m a Soldier. I fight where I’m told and win where I fight. That’s what I’ve always believed. I grew up in the military trusting that no matter how chaotic things got, senior leadership ultimately had our backs. In 2020, that belief shattered. I was a battalion XO at Fort Hood when the COVID restrictions hit hard. We were told the vaccine was voluntary. That if we got it, we could ditch the masks, leave base, live like normal again. No strings attached. Then came the formation at the vaccine site. Two groups. Those willing to take the shot, and those who weren’t. Some senior leaders pulled me aside and said, “Hey Dort, you’ve got a way with words. Talk to the dissenters. See if you can bring them around.” So I did. To be fair, the leaders I’m talking about were just as ignorant as me to all of this.”