Dozens of Marines have been discharged over the past week for their refusal to comply with the military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
FORT KNOX, KY - MAY 31: A member of the Honor Guard stands with the peaked cap of the US Marine Corps during a Memorial Day ceremony in the Fort Knox Main Post Cemetery on May 31, 2021 in Fort Knox, Kentucky. The cemetery is a burial ground for 967 UThe Marine Corps has removed 206 service members due to their refusal to comply with the Pentagon’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate. This latest action comes as virus cases are rising nationwide in relation to the omicron variant.
"Any active duty Marine and Ready Reserve Marine in an active duty status who did not receive a final vaccination dose by Nov. 14 or any reserve component Marine who did not receive a final vaccination dose by Dec. 14 is considered unvaccinated. All unvaccinated Marines without a pending or approved administrative exemption, medical exemption, or religious accommodation, or appeal, will be processed for administrative separation.
Medical exemptions can be either permanent or temporary, based on the time of the condition which qualifies that service member for a medical exemption. Administrative exemptions are short-term and related to what the Marine Corps calls "logistical considerations." To date, the Marine Corps has received 3,247 requests for religious accommodations regarding their COVID-19 vaccine mandate. But of the 3,115 requests processed, none have been approved.
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