Several Marines who refuse to get the coronavirus vaccine told Fox News Digital they are witnessing a "political purge" by the Biden administration that is forcing out the military’s "best and brightest" over deeply held beliefs they say are protected by the First Amendment.
The Marines, who were granted anonymity by Fox so they could speak freely, said there was also a "blanket" denial of religious exemptions to the vaccine mandate, with their applications being rejected without consideration.
So far, 169 Marines have been discharged for refusing the vaccine, and thousands more face the same fate after the Department of Defense’s mandate on all active-duty service members went into effect for the Marine Corps on Nov. 28.
Although Marines are permitted to apply for a religious exemption, so far not a single application has been approved, a Marine Corps spokesman told Fox News.
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