27 Airmen Discharged for Refusing COVID Vaccine, Thousands in Limbo
Mil & Intel
By Maggie BenZvi | December 14, 2021
The Air Force has discharged 27 airmen for refusing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The airmen appear to be the first active-duty military members to lose their jobs under the service’s vaccine mandate, other than several dozen new recruits who were separated when they refused the vaccination during basic training.
“Airmen and Guardians received education and counseling to encourage them to receive the vaccines,” Air Force spokesperson Ann Stefanek told Coffee or Die Magazine in an email statement Tuesday. “Commanders ensured first sergeants, chaplains, mental health professionals and JAGs were available to consult with members who initially refused to be vaccinated. Commanders then began using a series of graduated administrative discipline to encourage refusers to receive the vaccine.”
Stefanek said the 27 discharged airmen were almost all in their first enlistments with less than six years of service.
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