System strained as military personnel seek religious waivers from COVID vaccine
The military’s system of implementing a COVID-19 vaccination order for all those in the ranks is facing unprecedented stress as a historic number of soldiers, sailors, airmen…
Oklahoma Guard’s vaccine defiance part of long history of disputes over Guard control
This scenario has played out before in other states. Governors, asserting their authority of the commanders of their state’s National Guard, have tried in the past to overrule…
Army to Begin Forcing Out Soldiers Who Refuse COVID Vaccine, Including Guardsmen
Soldiers who refuse to get the COVID-19 vaccine and have not requested an exemption will no longer be allowed to re-enlist or be promoted, effectively ending their military…
Pentagon Says It Can Overrule Oklahoma Guard on Vaccinations
The Pentagon weighed in Monday on Oklahoma’s decision to defy a mandate that National Guard troops get COVID-19 vaccinations, saying Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has the…
Over 10,000 Active-Duty Air Force Personnel Not Vaccinated by Deadline
Over 3 percent of active-duty Air Force personnel did not get fully vaccinated against the virus that causes COVID-19 or get approved for an exemption, the military service…
Air Force colonel claims she was fired for refusing to order subordinates to get COVID vaccine
An Air Force colonel who was relieved of command last month at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, claims she was fired after she refused to order her subordinates to receive…
Growing numbers of service members getting COVID vaccine exemptions
It is one of the big questions of the day: Who should be exempted by their employers from a vaccine mandate? In the case of active duty military members, it’s not so clear, but…
Just how many vaccine exemptions has the military given out?
It might be a small percentage of service members, but military applications for COVID-19 vaccine exemptions have become a garden industry. And the Army appears to granting the…
Military chaplains examine religious exemptions for coronavirus vaccine case-by-case as deadlines for troops to get the shots approach
WASHINGTON – Military chaplains say they are navigating a nuanced process of determining which service members get religious exemptions to avoid the mandated coronavirus vaccine…
Troops opposed to the COVID-19 vax can get a waiver, but they’re rare
The clock is ticking for service members to get their COVID-19 vaccines, as all of the services have set deadlines before the end of the year for active-duty and most reserve…