SFC Private RallyPoint Member 2451677 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div> 2017-03-27T13:43:09-04:00 SFC Private RallyPoint Member 2451677

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2017-03-27T13:43:09-04:00 2017-03-27T13:43:09-04:00 SGT Private RallyPoint Member 2451696

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Not to sound like a smart A but what religion if you don&#39;t mind my asking? To my knowledge though, medical readiness trumps it all. I could be wrong.<br />&quot; Readiness is number one, there is no other number one.&quot;

2017-03-27T13:46:54-04:00 2017-03-27T13:46:54-04:00 SGT Private RallyPoint Member 2451697

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Not to sound like a smart A but what religion if you don&#39;t mind my asking? To my knowledge though, medical readiness trumps it all. I could be wrong.<br />&quot; Readiness is number one, there is no other number one.&quot;

2017-03-27T13:46:58-04:00 2017-03-27T13:46:58-04:00 SGT Private RallyPoint Member 2451699

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>No. Take the shot

2017-03-27T13:47:05-04:00 2017-03-27T13:47:05-04:00 SFC Private RallyPoint Member 2451749

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>There&#39;s only a few that I can think of that you can attempt to argue. One you have to have an active Native American Docit number and the tribe has to give you a medical clearance which has to fall under certain federal and tribal guidelines. Two you have to sign something stating the military will only treat you for physical injuries not viruses, fungus or any other third world disease you may inhabit while deployed the same goes for treatment to you family as well so be careful what you ask for. <br /><br />If you have an allergic reaction to past vaccines you ask for the plant based vaccination instead of the animal by product vaccines. Your VA or Pharmicist can tell you the difference. Usually.<br />

2017-03-27T13:59:42-04:00 2017-03-27T13:59:42-04:00 SGM Erik Marquez 2451933

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>No, or not when I was in that I know of.. You are free to sign ART15 for refusing an order, and then the separation paperwork that will follow shortly though. <br />You have NO right to be in the service, if you CHOOSE to be in the military, you accept the requirements there of. <br /><br />Or you fight the system like hell , such as Sikhs did and won.<br /><br />Best get started, might take a few dozen years

2017-03-27T15:04:17-04:00 2017-03-27T15:04:17-04:00 SFC Private RallyPoint Member 2451955

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>To clarify, not me. I&#39;m asking in regards to my patient population. Found the answer. Short answer: AR 600-20 and AR 40-562 have very strict qualifications for a religious exemption. Basically it&#39;s so convoluted to be nearly impossible, and can be revoked in case of imminent threat. <br />So if you are to be PCS&#39;d or deployed to an area with endemic typhoid, you&#39;re getting the shot.

2017-03-27T15:13:09-04:00 2017-03-27T15:13:09-04:00 SSG Shawn Nelson 2451966

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Nope; suck it up, like all the rest of us

2017-03-27T15:15:43-04:00 2017-03-27T15:15:43-04:00 PO1 William "Chip" Nagel 2453280

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Not that I&#39;m Aware Of. Goes with the Territory when I was in, Lots and lots of Vaccinations. Tetanus and Yellow Fever I got several times. Tetanus Aggravtes the Shit Out of My Viral Bursitis. The Worst Reaction was Probably Swine Flu Shot I got in Boot Camp in 76. The Entire Company were Relegated to their Racks with Fever.

2017-03-28T05:19:07-04:00 2017-03-28T05:19:07-04:00 SPC Private RallyPoint Member 2487223

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>None unless you are jehova Witness if thats how you spell it

2017-04-11T17:06:01-04:00 2017-04-11T17:06:01-04:00 SGT Private RallyPoint Member 2487398

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>There is a regulation for it, but it is overshadowed by the fact of readiness and sustainment verses religious views. An individual can have significant affect on his company and battalion by refusing said vaccination. This not subjects one person to a disease but subjects others to symptoms and other illnesses that can be attributed to said disease.

2017-04-11T18:35:52-04:00 2017-04-11T18:35:52-04:00 CPL Stormi Miller 2490476

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Only exemption U ever found for any soldier was confirmed allergy.

2017-04-13T00:34:05-04:00 2017-04-13T00:34:05-04:00 SSG Darrell Peters 2516730

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I administered many and I do mean many vaccinations during my career in the Army. the only exemption I am aware of is an allergy. An Allergy to Eggs, Chickens or Feathers will exempt a soldier from the flu Shot for example. The allergy must be documented. Vaccinations are not all made in the same manner. Then if you have an allergy to, to many of the Vaccinations your Military could be ended. Although it is understood allergies do exist An allergy to the flu shot would not necessarily end a career. <br />Some Vaccines due to the cost are only administered on an as needed basis. <br />Vaccinations are used to protect Service Members from Deadly Diseases and insure they can operate safely in an area and return home safely.

2017-04-23T23:44:34-04:00 2017-04-23T23:44:34-04:00 LTC Trent Klug 2516823

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Really? There are waivers available? Why am I learning this now instead of 33 years later?

2017-04-24T00:50:31-04:00 2017-04-24T00:50:31-04:00 PO3 Donald Murphy 2517319

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>There is a religion that shall remain nameless that does not believe in/allow blood transfusions. I wonder how that religion gets along?

2017-04-24T09:00:20-04:00 2017-04-24T09:00:20-04:00 SGT Private RallyPoint Member 2532130

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2017-04-28T23:50:32-04:00 2017-04-28T23:50:32-04:00 PVT Mark Brown 2542107

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>When I entered service 1968 I recall members of some religion faction or other that were exempt from inoculations and vaccinations (are they the same thing?) When I saw those star wars injection guns I thought I just remembered my religion said I can&#39;t get shots which held zero weight. One thing that I say happen a LOT was guys would flinch and the compressed air vaccination gun would damage a man&#39;s skin, such as treating the flesh causing unnecessary pain and bleeding. I was fortunate in that I was not bothered by needles and shots so all went well with me. But, those few other guys, I felt sorry for them. I do remember with vivid clarity the first day of shots, there must have been fourteen or so. I only know it was a very long line and dressed in only our skivvies at Ft. Lewis in March - COLD!

2017-05-02T23:10:29-04:00 2017-05-02T23:10:29-04:00 PO2 Dan Shulla 2543657

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Not that I ever heard of

2017-05-03T13:27:58-04:00 2017-05-03T13:27:58-04:00 SFC Private RallyPoint Member 2594579

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Yes and no. If you refuse a medical order and damage yourself, your Command COULD hold you liable. While in Afghanistan, we were pulling blood titers of anyone coming down with malaria to see if they were taking their Doxy.

2017-05-23T22:57:38-04:00 2017-05-23T22:57:38-04:00 CH (LTC) Robert Leroe 3271501

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Christian Science had an exemption; I don&#39;t know if they still do.

2018-01-18T21:47:28-05:00 2018-01-18T21:47:28-05:00 Jessica Perez 4337044

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I know personally four active duty soldiers and know of an additional nine soldiers with vaccine exemptions (Religious) who have also deployed and gone oconus with no vaccines and know of another 7 in the process of requesting theirs. It is extremely simple if you know the steps to take and have the balls to do it.

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