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Troops find religious exemption for vaccines unattainable :
Troops find religious exemption for vaccines unattainable :
Troops find religious exemption for vaccines unattainable
More than 12,000 military service members refusing the COVID-19 vaccine are seeking religious exemptions, and so far they are having zero success.
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More Than 12 ,
000 Military Service Members Refusing The Covid 19 Vaccine Are Seeking Religious Exemptions ,
Nd So Far They Are Having Zero Success That Total Lack Of Approvals Is Creating New Tensions Within The Military ,
Ven As The Vast Majority Of Armed Forces Have Gotten Vaccinated Services ,
Rgently Trying To Keep The Coronavirus Pandemic In Check By Getting Troops Vaccinated ,
Re Now Besieged With Exemption Requests They Are Unlikely To Approve Meanwhile ,
Roops Claiming Religious Reasons For Avoiding The Shots Are Perplexed Because Exemptions Theoretically Available ,
Et Seem Impossible To Obtain Caught In The Middle Are Chaplains ,
Ho Must Balance The Desire To Offer Compassionate Care And Guidance Personnel With Need Explaina Complicated Process That May Well Be Futile They Also Assess Requests From Those Who Using Religion As An Excuse Avoida Vaccine ,
Hile Credited With Preventing Needless Deaths ,
As Become Politically Charged So Many Of Them Come In Thinking Thati Make The Decision ,
Nd If They Make This Case ,
Hat It Sa Done Deal ,
Aid Maja Shellarien Lang ,
N Army Chaplain For The National Guardi Dont Make Decision And So When They Find That Out ,
T Sa Kind Of Game Changer In The Sense That They Know Process Has To Continue According Services ,
At Least 30 ,
000 Service Members Are Not Yet Vaccinated ,
Ut Several Thousand Of Those Have Gotten Temporary Or Permanent Medical Administrative Exemptions Approved The Remaining Which Is Likely 20 ,
000 Or More Thousands Are Working Their Way Through The Exemptions Process ,
Uch As For Religious Reasons ,
R Have Flatly Refused Thats About 1 5 Of The Roughly 3 Million Active Duty Troops Obtaininga Religious Exemption Is Rooted Ina Process That Predates Pandemic And Has Been Used For Decisions Such As Whether On Can Wear Head Coverings Or Beards Reasons In Addition To Discussions With Chaplains Determine They Havea Sincerely Held Belief ,
Roops Must Meet With Commanders And Medical Personnel The Final Decision Is Made Higher Up Chain Of Command Also Based On Whether Persons Vaccine Exemption Will Posea Risk To Mission Accomplishment ,
Unit Cohesion ,
He Health And Safety Of The Force ,
Nd Military Readiness Even In The Past ,
Ew Troops Have Cleared Those Hurdles To Get Religious Exemptions And Because The Pandemic Can Directly Affect Forces Health Readiness ,
He Bar Is Even Higher ,
O Military Leaders Arent Surprised By The Lack Of Approved Exemptions But For Troops And Chaplains ,
Ts Beena Bit Overwhelming Its Just Lot Of Interviews ,
A Lot Of Memos ,
Ang Saidi Find That My Colleagues Are Stressed Just Because Of The Logistics Getting Memo Done And Having To Make Sure They Re Keeping Up With Process Its Like Rapid Fire Air Force Officials Initially Said Religious Exemption Requests Would Be Answered In 30 Days But Have Gotten More Than 4 ,
700 Requests Far More Than The Other Military Services ,
Nd The Logistics Of Lengthy Review Process Has Made It Difficult To Meet That Timeline Navy Received About 2 ,
700 Religious Exemption Requests ,
He Marine Corps Has 3 ,
100 And The Army About 1 ,
700 Some That Were Rejected Have Been Appealed ,
Ut There Is Little Data On That We Did Not Expect The Surge Of Requests ,
Aid Air Force Col Paul Sutter ,
Hief Chaplain For Religious Affairs At Space Force ,
Hich Is Included In The Air Force An Reservist Who Requesteda Religious Exemption Said Shes Aware Of None Approved So Far ,
Nd She Is Not Optimistic The Reservist ,
Ho Asked That Her Name Be Withheld For Privacy Reasons ,
Aid Her Chaplain Was Very Straightforward ,
Aying Out The Process And Noting Lack Of Approvals Still ,
She Said ,
He Believes God Hasa Plan For My Life Sutter And Col Larry Bazer ,
Eputy Director Of The National Guards Joint Chaplain Office ,
Aid They Tell Their Chaplains To Be Impartial As Speak With Service Members And Follow The Process Meet Member Where Are Let Them Articulate Who ,
Ow They Believe And How Live Out That Faith ,
Utter Said He Advises Chaplains We Re Just Looking For Their Articulation Of Deeply Held Beliefs You Fora Consistency In How They Adhere To Those Lang ,
Ho Has Done More Than 50 Interviews ,
Aida Key Question She Asks Is What Service Members Plan To Do If Their Request Denieda Possibility Some Dont Expect Said Troops Believe God Doesnt Want Them Vaccinated And Are Torn By They See Asa Contradiction Somehow Ensure Get The Exemption In Heart Mind ,
Hey Say This Is Gods Will For My Life ,
Nd If The Answer Is No ,
Ts Going To Shatter That Faith Because Theres No Balance Room For God Say ,
He Said Wheni Create The Space To Say What If God Says No ,
Hen That Opens Up Another Whole Level Of Faith Conversation The Air Force Reservist Who Spoke On Condition Anonymity Said She Was Raiseda Christian And Is Willing To Retire If Her Request Isnt Granted ,
Ven Though It Would Mean Giving Up Hergi Bill Tuition Benefits That She Get If Stayed Another Year Or Morei Will Have To Forfeit ,
Aid The Mother Of Three Children ,
Ncludinga Newborn Forgoing The Tuition Benefit ,
Hich She Could Transfer To Her Children ,
S Worth It ,
He Saidi Have No Doubt God Will Provide For Me The Reservist ,
Hose Husband Is In The Army And Vaccinated ,
As Pregnant When The Vaccine Came Out ,
Nd She Was Concerned Abouta Possible Reaction Health Officials Have Asserted It Is Safe For Pregnant Women ,
Ut In Some Cases The Military Has Granted Temporary Exemptions To Women Reservist Said Her Opposition Is Rooted Faith ,
Ncluding Concerns That Some Vaccines Were Tested On Fetal Cell Lines Developed Over Decades The Dont Contain Material Vatican Has Deemed It Morally Acceptable For Catholics To Get Shot And Other Christian Faiths Have Done Same But Religious Leaders Offered Exemption Letter Templates Voiced Support Vaccine Avoidance Services ,
N Many Cases ,
Rovided Chaplains With Interview Questions Such As Whether The Service Members Pattern Of Conduct Is Consistent ,
Hether The Member Routinely Complies With Religious Practices And Whether Participates In Activities Associated Belief Chaplains Also Take Into Account Service Members Previously Received Accommodationsi Dont Really Dig How Long They Ve Been Church All Of That Kind Stuff Because Its About Their Current Reality What Believe ,
Ang Said And In That Moment Lets Suppose It Sa Political Decision ,
Ut They Wrap It In Religiosity Thats Still What Believe That Moment The Chaplains Said Interviews Have Had Side Benefit Of Making Troops More Aware Religious Personnel Are Available And Meetings Triggering Longer Conversations About Other Issues Its Really Beena Bridge To Just Some Greater Ministry ,
Ang Said Chaplains Also Are Reaching Out To Each Other For Support The Past Two Years Have Been Challenging Them As They Worked With Troops Facinga Wide Range Of Struggles From Covid 19 Losses ,
Job Pressures ,
Acial Unrest And Protests ,
Nd Deployments It Really Has Beena Major Stress On Our Chaplain Corps Just To Be There As Their ,
Aid Bazer ,
A Rabbi Overall Folks Are Good ,
Ut Folks Are Tiredi Think Our Faith Gives Us That Extra Strength To Keep Going Its Spiritual Adrenaline Push ,
Troops Find Religious Exemption For Vaccines Unattainable ,