‘Motivated by a Desire to Punish,’ Active-Duty Air Force Major is Being Forced to Go Without Pay ‘Indefinitely’ for Taking a Religious and Medical Objection to the Flu Vaccine

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After nearly 17 years of honorable service, an Air Force officer is facing administrative separation and a no-pay status for refusing the flu vaccine.

The Gateway Pundit spoke to Maj. Brennan Schilperoort, a C-130J transport aircraft pilot whose religious rights are being trampled by his command. It all began in 2022 when Maj. Schilperoort’s religious accommodation for the COVID-19 shot was blanketly denied...