ernment. An investigation conducted by the DOD concluded that, the vaccine given to troops could not be correlated to Gulf War Syndrome (McIntyre n.pag.). However, Surgeon General of the Army, Ronald Blanck stated in a senate report that the vaccine should still be considered one of the main causes of GWS (Motavalli n. pag.). In addition, independent expert Dr. Maryl Nass claims that, symptoms of GWS appeared in troops that were vaccinated for preparation of deployment, but never deployed to the gulf. Also, British and Canadian soldiers during the Gulf War were given the vaccine, excluding French troops. Surprisingly, French troops were the only ones to return without cases of GWS (Smith n.pag.). Government distrust, vaccine effectiveness, and unknown long-term side effects are a few reasons why military members should refuse to take the vaccine. Violations of human rights and religious beliefs can also present a conflict. Unfortunately, military members have few rights when subjected to direct orders. However, until further research has been completed, and all issues resolved, many members will continue to challenge those orders. It becomes a question of how much right does the military have to place suspicious chemicals into a service members body. Time will only tell if the military will be responsible for the damage caused to the lives of 2.4 million service members....
