Thu Jan 27, 2022 – 4:32 pm EST
WASHINGTON (LifeSiteNews) — The U.S. Navy has begun discharging dozens of service members for refusing to take the experimental COVID-19 shots, following the Pentagon’s military-wide COVID jab mandate published last summer.
The moves come as the Navy has thus far refused to approve a single religious exemption request.
In an announcement Wednesday, the Navy stated it has discharged 45 of its members for refusing to get the jabs, including 23 active duty members and 22 members who had only been in the service for 180 days or less.
The @USNavy announced that over 40 service members were discharged for refusing to receive a #Vaccine against #COVID19, including 23 active-duty sailors.
There were 3,258 religious exemption requests, none of which have been granted so far. https://t.co/b4krFag1N6
— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) January 27, 2022
Wednesday’s announcement is the first to acknowledge that active duty members have been let go for refusing the shot after the branch’s deadline for fulfilling the requirement ended on November 28.
Individuals removed from service for refusing the shot will be granted a general honorable discharge, the Navy stated last year.
While the initial figures are small, The Daily Wire reported that the number of sailors and
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