According to Navy data, approximately 99.5% of active-duty Navy immunizations have been fully or partially vaccinated before the November 28 deadline. This leaves about 1,750 sailors out of about 350,000 who have not yet been vaccinated.
Vice Admiral John B. Nowell, Jr., Chief of Naval Personnel, said, “To ensure a fully deterred force, it is US Navy policy to isolate all Navy service members who are in a valid order to receive a COVID-19 vaccination.” Deny from this.” , wrote a message to the service.
The service is still reviewing medical and religious exemption requests from vaccinations and sailors will not be exempted or face any consequences when processing their exemption requests.
The Navy said that as of last week, six medical exemptions had been approved and no religious exemptions had been approved.
A less-than-favorable discharge is a normal discharge under respectable circumstances for those who refuse vaccination even after being denied exemption, which can lead to a loss of eligibility for certain VA benefits, including GI bill benefits. The process of getting discharged from the army can take several weeks, if not more.
During the discharge process, sailors who refuse vaccination will no longer be able to promote, proceed or re-enlist, the Navy said, and any pending agreements will be voided. In addition, those who refuse will not receive a bonus or incentive pay. Vaccine denial means sailors may also lose eligibility for tuition assistance and training programs for service members transitioning to civilian life.
The Marine Corps also has a November 28 deadline for a full vaccination. As of last week, 94% of active duty Marines have been fully or partially vaccinated.
As per the latest update, the Army has an estimated vaccination rate of 94% and the latest deadline for vaccination is December 15.
The earliest deadline the Air Force has for a full vaccination was passed on November 2. About 97% of active duty Air Force personnel were vaccinated by the deadline, while thousands of airmen applied for religious exemptions as the deadline drew near.
The Air Force said earlier this month that about 8,500 airmen had not yet been vaccinated, of whom about 5,000 had applied for religious exemptions. The Air Force had given about 1,600 medical exemptions and another 232 administrative exemptions.
The deadline to fully vaccinate Pentagon civilian employees is next Tuesday, November 22.
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