Coast Guard personnel separated for refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine say they have been denied the separation pay they have rightfully earned through years of honorable service.
Petty Officer Second Class (E-5) Chris Collins originally asked for a medical exemption, but his request was “outright denied” in October 2021, he told The Epoch Times. Collins had just recovered from COVID-19 and feared the vaccine would complicate matters. In the same month, his request for religious accommodation was also denied.
Having served nearly 12 years as an aviation maintenance technician, Collins was separated from the Coast Guard on Nov. 7, 2022.
“Technically, most of us are getting kicked out of the Coast Guard according to Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) Article 90 and Article 92,” he said, referring to the violations of willfully disobeying a superior commissioned officer, and failure to obey an order or regulation, respectively….