Breitbart DOD Not Pursuing Back Pay for Troops Discharged over Vaccine Mandate And there it is. Not sure why all of these media outlets ran with the story that the pentagon was looking into paying back pay. They hate you. Why would they pay you? https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/01/17/pentagon-not-currently-pursuing-back-pay-for-troops-discharged-over-vaccine-mandate/