After Medical and Religious Exemption Requests are Denied, Airmen Must Choose
The Air Force has released its procedures for those airmen and guardians with denied requests for medical, religious, or administrative exemptions to the COVID-19 vaccination requirement. Once their request has been refused, they have 5 days to become vaccinated, file an appeal, request separation, or begin retirement. Once their appeal to retire, separate, or be exempted is denied as well, they have 5 days to become vaccinated. If they refuse the vaccine at that point, then according to Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall, they "will be subject to the initiation of administrative discharge".