Staff Sergeant Patrick McCarthy, former drum major of the New Zealand Army Band, has shared a personal account of his military service, health struggles, and experience during the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in an interview with The Tribute web series.
McCarthy, a third-generation soldier inspired from childhood by his father’s time in an artillery band, described his decades-long career in the military as a passion and honour, including leading what he called “the face of the army” through performances and ceremonial duties. He also served in a security liaison role at managed isolation facilities during the pandemic, where he reviewed COVID-19 cases and said he observed no deaths among those in quarantine at the time.
His account centres on the period in 2021 when COVID-19 vaccinations became mandatory within the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF). McCarthy said he was initially hesitant but ultimately felt pressured to comply due to leadership expectations and his role as a senior figure. He received the vaccine on May 12, 2021, after which he says his health rapidly declined.
According to McCarthy, he experienced severe and ongoing symptoms including fatigue, pain, breathing difficulties, and neurological issues. He said his condition worsened over time, culminating in a medical emergency in which he was hospitalised and later diagnosed with having suffered two strokes. He also described a prolonged struggle to receive consistent medical assessment and support.
McCarthy said aspects of his condition were not fully acknowledged by military or health authorities, and was highly criticial of Defence Force leadership, claiming systemic failures in how affected personnel were treated. He also referenced ongoing disputes around medical recognition and support.
Despite his health challenges, McCarthy said he remains motivated to speak publicly, citing his family and a desire to raise awareness. He also reflected on how the experience has strengthened his personal beliefs and outlook on life.
I hate to say this but I would suggest to any young person to stay away from the NZ military. It become just another tool for the globalists to aid the likes of the war mongering USA to fulfil its imperialist (read theft) based agenda.
As we can see from this gentleman’s case they did little to help and really these jab should never have been mandatory to start with.
On a different but related note take a gander at NZDSOS, looks like National and co are working on legislation to water down the human rights act when it comes to the likes of COVID. Keep voting for globalists people and next time this crops up, it might be more than coercion you face.
Mandated doesn’t mean compulsory.
There was plenty of information online about the mRNA dangers before the jabs came in. Who didn’t see (or hear about) the videos of the dancing nurses and doctors? The empty hospitals? The elderly dying in rest homes alone? Who stayed locked up in their homes because the waste water testing showed – something? Who were the media personalities who demonised the unvaccinated? They are still around. As are the six vaccine ministers who pushed the narrative and kept their dirty little secrets.
To all the people who stared hard at me when I wasn’t wearing a mask, to the strangers who confronted me and demanded to know if I was vaccinated, to the empty eyed sheep who lined up to ‘do the right thing’ and took their children as well, even knowing there was no disclosure on the vaccine inserts, even knowing it was an experimental vaccine, to those people I have exactly the same amount of pity for you as you had for the unvaxxed – zero.
It was a psyop. They were trained to think they were doing the “right” thing, and not to do the wrong thing.
Sad to hear this story and the many cases like it. It was a coordinated campaign from the same playbook all around the western world, fear and misinformation/lies from governments and MSM, now the whte-wash from the covid inquiries. Recent hearings in the US senate chaired by Sen.Ron Johnson reveal coverups in the HHS, CDC FDA, early warnings of harm from the jab in 2021, myocarditis, bells palsey, neurological issues, blood clots etc were ignored. The corruption runs deep, with many people caught up in the big pharma gravy train. There may be a glimmer of hope with RFK tasked with digging deeper, dont expect to to see it on MSM any time soon.
NZDSOS was born out of frustration with the former Labour Govts. position on mandates. On one hand the Doctors and Nurses were threatened with suspension of their Medical Certificate (as some were) with Govt. mandating Medical Policy. On the other hand the Doctors creed is to do no harm in the treatment of their patients. But an uncaring bribed self serving freeloading corrupt Govt. forced the issue with their own agendas. Like kids in a candy shop – give us more of what we want. I hope all the members of the former Labour Govt. caucas can still look at themselves in the mirror everyday because a lot of us out here look at photos of you lot everyday so we never ever ever forget.
I feel for him because he will have no health support from useless GP’s and none communicative consultants and then of course ACC with idiot trainees taking calls, not understanding their own legislation and a need to shut down a case even before it develops to avoid compensation.