Biden administration says unvaccinated SEALs are undeployable

 Epoch Times:

Navy SEALs have been informed by their superiors that they won’t be deployed if they refuse to get a COVID-19 vaccine, even if they’re granted a religious or medical exemption, according to lawyers representing the elite special operations troops and a document seen by The Epoch Times.

“What they’ve been told is if they apply for a religious accommodation, they will no longer be deployable,” R. Davis Younts, who is representing seven SEALs and is in talks to take on approximately 20 others, told The Epoch Times.

Timothy Parlatore, whose firm represents a number of SEALs and other service members concerned about the vaccines, said his clients have also been given a similar ultimatum.

Some SEALs have even been sent home mid-deployment for refusing a vaccine, one of his clients told him.

A document presented to the SEALs says that any special operations personnel, including Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewmen, “who refuse to receive the COVID-19 vaccine based solely on personal or religious beliefs will be disqualified from [special operations] duty.” It was signed by Capt. Liam Hulin.

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By the nature of their jobs, these guys are risk-takers.  Some of them have come to the conclusion that the risk of taking the vaccine is greater than the risk to their health by not taking it.  These people are the bravest of the brave when it comes to putting their life on the line.

I think people should be encouraged to take the vaccine especially if their age and health make them vulnerable to the virus.   I can understand why a young person in top physical condition might think it is not needed in their case.  It is a dilemma that young athletes are also facing.