Defense Secretary Hegseth, a 12-year Active-Duty Marine Corps Officer Faces ‘Egregious Discrimination’ for Refusing the Flu Shot

Image: Wikimedia Commons (Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivers remarks to midshipmen during his visit to the U.S. Naval Academy on April 1, 2025)

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has been adequately informed about a Marine Corps’ officer’s denied religious accommodation request and the subsequent punitive actions taken against him for holding to his religious convictions against the flu shot.

The Gateway Pundit spoke to Daniel Schmid, a constitutional attorney and the associate vice president of legal affairs with Liberty Counsel.