{"id":1246441,"date":"2022-01-27T09:07:56","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T14:07:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1246441"},"modified":"2022-01-27T09:08:09","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T14:08:09","slug":"u-s-navy-begins-discharging-sailors-who-refuse-coronavirus-vaccine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-navy-begins-discharging-sailors-who-refuse-coronavirus-vaccine\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Navy Begins Discharging Sailors Who Refuse Coronavirus Vaccine"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fu-s-navy-begins-discharging-sailors-who-refuse-coronavirus-vaccine%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1246441&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">The U.S. Navy announced Wednesday it has discharged 45 service members who refused to accept inoculation with the coronavirus vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>The personnel were released after failing to meet the November 28 deadline set by the Pentagon for the injection. Twenty-three active duty sailors were amongst those let go.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>UPI <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Top_News\/US\/2022\/01\/27\/Navy-vaccine-discharge\/1181643264574\/\">reports<\/a> the Navy said in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navy.mil\/US-Navy-COVID-19-Updates\/\">a statement<\/a>&nbsp;of those discharged, 22 were considered entry-level separations as they occurred during the initial training periods within their first 180 days of active service.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is my responsibility to deliver the most capable force and this guidance helps us maximize mission readiness,\u201d Vice Adm. Bill Merz, the deputy chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans and Strategy, said in explaining the move.&nbsp;\u201cThe Navy continues to execute its mission around the world while we work through the challenges of this pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>People expelled for refusing the vaccine will receive a general honorable discharge, but could lose certain benefits or be forced to repay the cost of training and education in some cases, the Navy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/news\/us-navy-says-sailors-who-refuse-vaccine-will-be-expelled\/\">explained<\/a> last year when announcing the compulsory vaccination program.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_19645818\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1326325597.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19645818\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1326325597-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"990\" height=\"660\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Incoming U.S. Navy plebes, or freshmen, wait to receive their name tags on Induction Day at the U.S. Naval Academy on June 30, 2021 in Annapolis, Maryland. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Naval Academy\u2019s Class of 2025 arrived over a two-day period. (Anna Moneymaker\/Getty)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Navy personnel who can claim an exemption from mandatory vaccines, for health or other reasons, can be reassigned from their current duties.<\/p>\n<p>As of Thursday, there were still 5,035 active-duty sailors and 2,860 reserve service members who were unvaccinated, the official notification read.<\/p>\n<p>Of unvaccinated active-duty sailors, ten have permanent medical exemptions and 259 have temporary medical exemptions with 59 administrative exemptions awarded.<\/p>\n<p>The Marine Corps, as of late last week, had discharged 334 Marines, and the Air Force, as of this week, had discharged 111 airmen for refusing to get the shots.<\/p>\n<p>The Army is the only remaining service yet to have discharged any active duty personnel for refusing to have a mandatory shot, the Army Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2022\/01\/26\/navy-discharges-additional-sailors-for-vaccine-refusal\/\">notes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h5><em><span>Follow Simon Kent on Twitter:<\/span> <a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SunSimonKent\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @SunSimonKent<\/a> <span>or e-mail to: skent@breitbart.com<\/span><br \/><\/em><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Navy announced Wednesday it has discharged 45 service members who refused to accept inoculation with the coronavirus vaccine. 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