Military Branches Have Not Granted Any Religious Exemption Requests From Vaccine Mandate: Filings

A United States Navy medic checks the documentation of a service member arriving to receive a COVID-19 vaccine in Ginowan, Japan, on April 28, 2021. Carl Court/Getty Images

No U.S. military branch has granted a request for religious accommodations from the COVID-19 vaccine mandate, military officials said in court filings Friday.

Over 16,000 U.S. service members have submitted applications for a religious exemption from the vaccination requirements, according to court documents. The Air Force has seen the most, by far, with 11,070.