The U.S. Navy is set to discharge sailors who have refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19, but sailors can still stay in the service if they change their minds. The announcement comes after the Air Force confirmed earlier this week that it has discharged 27 of its members over COVID-19 vaccine refusal. In a formal guidance on Wednesday to commanders, the Navy outlined how to carry out “administrative separation” of service members who refuse to get a COVID-19 vaccine. “In order to ensure a fully vaccinated force, U.S. Navy policy is, first, that all Navy service members receive the vaccine as directed and, second, that any who refuse the vaccine be processed for separation at the earliest possible opportunity,” Vice Adm. John B. Nowell, Jr., the chief of naval personnel, said in a statement. “The least favorable characterization of service for Navy service members refusing the vaccine, without extenuating circumstances, will be GENERAL …