The problem is, the ones who haven't gotten it yet (which is about 40% of the USMC, for example) have said that they don't plan to ever get it. Say that half of them are bluffing -- that's 30K Marines (20% of the force) out right off the bat. Add in that the refusers are overrepresented in combat arms, and the DOJ has a real crisis on their hands.
I can see your point. Definitely worth grabbing some popcorn to see what happens. I'm guessing either a big kaffufle, or slowly swept under the rug in various deniable ways, as you suggested
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