The U.S. Naval Academy has not issued a single exemption for midshipmen seeking religious accommodation to the COVID-19 vaccine and confirmed that in a letter to Congress.
Fox News correspondent Gillian Turner has the latest on public confidence in the U.S. military slipping on 'America Reports.'to the COVID-19 vaccine from midshipmen, but it also said that congressional complaints that current unvaccinated students have had their diplomas withheld are not accurate.
The lawmakers said that denying diplomas to otherwise qualified midshipmen is a waste of the country’s four-year investment in those people and will hurt military readiness at a time when all service branches are having trouble with recruitment and retention. One of Steube's constituents, a current USNA student, reported to him that they were denied a diploma after their religious accommodation request was rejected.
The confirmation comes after Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., above, and a handful of other Republican lawmakers sent a letter to Naval Vice Adm. Sean Buck on Tuesday.'WOKE' MILITARY PROVISIONS ARE STICKING POINTS FOR GOP AS VOTE ON DEFENSE POLICY BILL LOOMS "Since the Naval Academy seems to be denying that they are withholding diplomas and commissioning from otherwise qualified individuals, will the Naval Academy commit to provide diplomas and commission all qualified midshipmen, regardless ofA spokesperson for the USNA denied that any midshipmen have been refused a commission in a statement to Fox News Digital on Thursday.
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