Amid a two-month court battle which saw a federal judge side with a group of US Marines over the right to refuse the Covid-19 vaccine based on religious objections, the US Marine Corps has quietly dropped strict punishments for service members who are seeking exemptions.
A Sept. 14 notice reads that the “Marine Corps will not enforce any order to accept COVID-19 vaccination, administratively separate, or retaliate against Marines in the class for asserting statutory rights under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.”
The guidance references the temporary order blocking the Marines from taking action against individuals seeking a religious exemption.
“Involuntary administrative separation processing of class members for refusing COVID-19 vaccination is suspended,” reads the memo, which directs commanders to “pause all administrative actions related to the involuntary separation of a class member, regardless of the current status of the separation process.”
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