Department of Defense officials are reviewing their options after a federal judge this week blocked the military from punishing a group of Navy SEALs who are seeking religious exemptions to the Pentagon’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. “We are aware, of course, of the injunction and we’re reviewing it and in discussions with the Department of Justice as to what options might be available to us going forward,” Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters in Washington on Tuesday. Kirby declined to comment further, citing the ongoing litigation. A group of Navy personnel filed the suit last year, arguing the administration’s religious exemption process was a sham because none had been granted. U.S. Judge Reed O’Connor, a George W. Bush nominee, agreed, alluding to how the Navy has granted just one religious accommodation request since 2015 and none for the COVID-19 vaccine mandate. “The Navy provides a religious accommodation process, but by all … » Read full article
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