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Navy SEALs, Sailors Who Refused Covid Vaccine Will Have Records Expunged

The Navy also must correct the records of those who left the service after they weren't granted religious accommodation.

Under an agreement in the case announced Wednesday, Navy sailors who refused the vaccine for religious reasons can now have their records corrected and will be protected against discrimination on promotion boards for the next three years, according to their attorneys. The Navy also agreed to review the personnel records of all plaintiffs to ensure that the service expunged any information on administrative separation, counseling or nonjudicial punishment for failing to comply with the mandate. "To ensure that personnel files are corrected quickly and protective language is included in the selection board convening orders for the next three years ... settlement is the best way to achieve that."

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