January 4, 2022
According to the Northern Command article from December 27, 2021:
-
- The Air Force has received over 10,000 religious exemption requests from active duty personnel, Reserves and National Guard
- 2,000 religious requests for exemption were denied “due to military readiness considerations”
- “Each commander determines if the accommodation can be made without adversely impacting military readiness”
- “Over 95% of the total force Airmen and Guardians have now been vaccinated against COVID-19”.
- “Service members who continue to refuse to obey a lawful order to receive the COVID-19 vaccine after their exemption request/final appeal has been denied or retirement/separation has not been approved will be subject to initiation of administrative discharge proceedings”.
Access the Northern Command News Article here
