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Fewer than 10 percent of the Active-duty force, and 30 percent of the total force, remain completely unvaccinated against COVID-19. Those who don’t have a medical reason but refuse to roll up their sleeves could face administrative or other repercussions, unless they are approved for a rather rare waiver for religious reasons. Determining how common religious exemptions are is difficult. Each of the services is in charge of the process and approval for their service members, and they track exemptions in their own ways.