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2022-03-13 -Great Cultural Revolution

Marine Corps Exceeds 1,000 COVID-19 Vaccine Separations, Navy at 469

[USNI] The Marine Corps has now separated more than 1,000 Marines due to refusal to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

The Marine Corps separated 165 Marines over the past week due to their refusal to get vaccinated against COVID-19. At 1,038, the Marine Corps leads the military branches for the most separations.

The Navy comes in second with a total of 469 separations, which includes 50 this past week. Of the separations this week, 24 had served for more than six years, while 26 served for less than six years. The highest rank was chief petty officer, said Lt. Travis Callaghan, spokesperson for chief of naval personnel, in an email.

The Air Force has separated 205 active-duty airmen, according to its weekly update. The Army has not yet separated a soldier.

The Navy, as well as the other branches, potentially could have more sailors that it would separate for refusal to get vaccinated against COVID-19, but there are currently lawsuits preventing punitive action against a handful of service members who have refused to get vaccinated due to religious objections.

One lawsuit focuses on the Navy special warfare community and involves 26 Navy SEALs. The attorneys are currently aiming to make it a class action, which would apply to all members of the Navy. The case was heard by the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which upheld a preliminary injunction preventing the SEALs from being punished for not being vaccinated.

Another lawsuit includes plaintiffs across the military branches, notably a Navy commanding officer of a guided-missile destroyer. The overseeing judge has also prevented the services from taking adverse action against the plaintiffs.

Liberty Counsel, the legal ministry representing the plaintiffs, is also seeking to turn the case into a class-action lawsuit, USNI News previously reported.

If the class-action lawsuit were to prevail, the Navy could have 4,000 sailors unvaccinated against COVID-19, which naval leaders have said is a risk to force health.

In a declaration associated with the navy commander lawsuit, Adm. Derek Caudle, commander of Fleet Forces Command, wrote that having 4,000 unvaccinated sailors "will create an unacceptable risk to readiness and could result in unnecessary deaths."

Currently, 4,593 active-duty sailors are not fully vaccinated, which could mean they are in the process of getting vaccinated, have an exemption or are waiting for a waiver request to be adjudicated. Sailors with an exemption are given non-operational billets, USNI News previously reported.

Another 3,241 members of the reserve are not fully vaccinated, according to the weekly COVID-19 updated.

The Marine Corps currently has 96 percent of its active-duty force fully vaccinated, with another 2 percent partially vaccinated. Its reserve force is 89 percent fully vaccinated with another 1 percent partially vaccinated.

When compared to the size of the force, the number of unvaccinated sailors and Marines is not a large percentage, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro told news hounds Wednesday.

The Marine Corps has separated about 0.56 percent of its force due to vaccine refusal. The Navy about 0.13 percent.

The percentage of the active-duty sailors currently undeployable due to lack of vaccination is approximately 1.3 percent.

"And it’s incredibly important for all our sailors and our Marines to be properly vaccinated because this is an issue of combat readiness," Del Toro said. "We simply cannot put the lives of our other sailors who are vaccinated at risk."

The Navy granted 12 permanent medical, 212 temporary medical and 28 administrative exemptions for active-duty sailors. The sea service granted one permanent, 10 temporary and 31 administrative exemptions to reservists.

Although there have been 3,476 requests from active-duty sailors and 875 from reservists, the Navy has not granted a religious exemption. It did grant one to a member of the individual ready reserve on the condition that the sailor be vaccinated if called up to active-duty or reserve status.

The Marines Corps does not break down exemptions, but it has granted 992 medical or administrative exemptions.

The Marine Corps received 3,653 requests for religious waivers, with six approved.

The Air Force approved 19 religious exemptions, with the Army approving none.

Posted by trailing wife 2022-03-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [28 views ] Top

#1 Fewer than I thought.
Surprised lawfare is causing delays in that the Biden adm could care less about the law.

Posted by The Walking Unvaxed 2022-03-13 00:25|| 2022-03-13 00:25|| Front Page Top

#2

Sound like some "creative paperwork" is being done to hide the real numbers both by the DOD and/or at the unit level, maybe some are getting listed as having had the shot by of the unit level QT wink and nod.

Besides given we have learned a few things about the VAX and the Virus.

1. The VAX does not fully avoid, nor protect a person from the China Flu, in many cases, it lessens the infection.

2. Frequent VAX Boosters are needed for each new strain or every 3 months during China Flu Season (Sept-Feb). How will this be accomplished in a War / Battle Zone?

3. Acquired Immunity provides far better immunization than the VAX.

4. The VAX & Boosters are still a High Risk, experimental VAX. Certain age groups and persons don't really need the VAX. Certain age groups and persons are prone to adverse reactions.

5. The CDC & NIH, both have avoided full detailed disclosure concerning the adverse reactions and other true data surrounding the VAX. They have gone so far as asking for a 50 year CYA Non-Disclosure clause concerning the VAX.

Posted by NN2N1 2022-03-13 07:21|| 2022-03-13 07:21|| Front Page Top

#3 I have said all along, the dog chasing his tail. Cold virus mutates every 10 hours. They want to patient each virus as being novel. It is all about the money.

Posted by Dale 2022-03-13 09:36|| 2022-03-13 09:36|| Front Page Top

#4 It is all about the money.

Yep. Pfizer has half the world in its pocket... or we should say, Pfizer has picked the pockets of half the world. We're actually paying them for colossal failure.

Funny that India which resisted paying Pfizer billions has achieved excellent results with its own treatments. Dr. Robert Malone is confident that these included ivermectin. Perhaps also hydroxychloroquine.

While the US and the rest of the Pfizersphere are reporting horrific side effects and being urged to take Pfizer jabs forever

Posted by Hunter Bidens Laptop 2022-03-13 09:47|| 2022-03-13 09:47|| Front Page Top

#5 Since grom is not here, permit me to retort:

1. The VAX does not fully avoid, nor protect a person from the China Flu, in many cases, it lessens the infection.

This, in general, is what vaccines do. They are not a magick amulet. They prime your body to respond to something in the future. Like practicing football plays before the game improves your chances of winning.

3. Acquired Immunity provides far better immunization than the VAX.

The trick here is not dying while you are acquiring your acquired immunity. It is really the key!

4. The VAX & Boosters are still a High Risk, experimental VAX. Certain age groups and persons don't really need the VAX.

In a civilized society, we would recognize the risk from being in a hurry and skipping the usual 5 years and a bazillion dollars of testing, and we would take care of those who had an adverse reaction. Or died.

5.The CDC & NIH, both have avoided full detailed disclosure concerning the adverse reactions and other true data surrounding the VAX.

The amount of messaging, lying, political spin, journalistic ignorance and information suppression has made it nearly impossible for your generic person to figure out what is going on. It is almost more annoying than the pandemic itself.

Even a once respectable institution like Johns Hopkins, a brand name in public health stats, got into the game when they posted a paper showing there were no excess deaths from COVID. The paper was taking down after a few days because "people were drawing the wrong conclusions".

Posted by SteveS 2022-03-13 13:58|| 2022-03-13 13:58|| Front Page Top

#6 Even the airlines have had their fill of COVIDian theater now...

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-03-13 14:02|| 2022-03-13 14:02|| Front Page Top

#7 The contradictions pile up...

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-03-13 14:05|| 2022-03-13 14:05|| Front Page Top

#8 ^ LOL

Posted by Porthos 2022-03-13 14:11|| 2022-03-13 14:11|| Front Page Top

#9 About time. I remember the Southwest flight attendants whining a few weeks ago when Southwest said they would begin serving alcohol again on flights.

Posted by DooDahMan 2022-03-13 17:13|| 2022-03-13 17:13|| Front Page Top

#10 Teachers who want schools to remain closed.

Millennials who don't want to actually go to the office anymore.

Flight attendants who don't want to attend to passengers during flights.

The list goes on...

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-03-13 17:17|| 2022-03-13 17:17|| Front Page Top

#11

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