‘Blatant Religious Discrimination’: US Military Approves Zero Religious Exemptions to Vaccine Mandate

A military member prepares a COVID-19 vaccine in Fort Knox, Ky., on Sept. 9, 2021. Jon Cherry/Getty Images

COVID-19 vaccine mandate deadlines have come and gone, but the U.S. military still hasn’t approved a single religious exemption.

Lawyers representing armed forces members who are seeking exemptions say the military is violating the U.S. Constitution and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) and are urging courts to intervene.