{"id":18388,"date":"2021-12-19T21:17:13","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T02:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=18388"},"modified":"2021-12-19T21:38:22","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T02:38:22","slug":"marine-corps-discharge-103-service-members-for-refusing-vaccine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2021\/12\/19\/marine-corps-discharge-103-service-members-for-refusing-vaccine\/","title":{"rendered":"Marine Corps discharge 103 service members for refusing vaccine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Marine Corps discharged 103 service members who refused to get the COVID-19 vaccine as the military starts carrying out enforcement actions for its vaccine mandate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/download-2-1024x732.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/download-2-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/download-2-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/download-2-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/download-2.jpg 1486w\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CNN reports 95 percent of active-duty Marines are vaccinated, according to the latest data from the Marine Corps, but the service is still processing exemption requests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than 97 percent of the entire active-duty military force is partially or fully vaccinated. The Air Force has fully or partially vaccinated 97.5% of its active-duty force as of this week, while the Navy has about 98 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force discharged 27 service members for refusing the vaccine, and the Navy said it would be discharging service members who refused to get vaccinated, according to CNN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;\u201cWe don\u2019t want to see anybody administratively discharged for not taking the vaccine, because we want to see them take the vaccine, because it\u2019s a valid military medical requirement,\u201d said Pentagon press secretary John Kirby at a press briefing Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About 35,000 troops remain unvaccinated, and that number includes thousands of pending requests, largely for religious exemptions, CNN confirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army has fully or partially vaccinated 98 percent of its active-duty force, with 3,864 soldier refusals. The service will begin involuntarily discharging soldiers who refuse the vaccine without an approved or pending exemption next month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTo those who continue to refuse the vaccine and are not pending a final decision on a medical or administrative exemption, I strongly encourage you to get the vaccine. If not, we will begin involuntary separation proceedings,\u201d&nbsp;Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army hasn\u2019t granted any of the 85 religious exemption requests it has reviewed yet, though there are still 1,661 pending requests, according to CNN.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Marine Corps discharged 103 service members who refused to get the COVID-19 vaccine as the military starts carrying out enforcement actions for its vaccine mandate. 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