Defense

Navy and Marines move forward with discharges over coronavirus vaccine refusals

By Mike Brest
Published January 6, 2022 7:18pm ET
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Navy and Marines move forward with discharges over coronavirus vaccine refusals
In this Sept. 18, 2015, photo released by the U.S. Navy, the guided-missile frigate USS Kauffman is honored at a decommissioning ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Va. The Kauffman was the last operational Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate to be retired. Shipbuilder Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, said in November 2017 that it is offering a new design concept in response to a Navy request for up to 20 new frigates. | (Shane A. Jackson/U.S. Navy via AP)

Twenty Navy sailors and more than 250 Marines have been discharged for refusing to receive the coronavirus vaccination.

The Navy announced its first round of discharges on Wednesday, while the Marines updated their total from 206 to 251 on Thursday. The sailors were completing their initial training periods within their first 180 days of active duty at the time of separation.

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