I have been in contact with USNA2015NW. Folks often provide opinions that are NOT based on fact. This can often be "unintentionally" misleading. This is one of those times, so I'll post my answer here:
I do NOT speak for the USNA. I could NOT find this issue in their catalog. I did find these 2 references below and have cc’d USNA medical and Admissions personnel (NOTE on the Forums; not in my message = they now know the question and can respond officially to USNA2015nw--"When in doubt, ALWAYS go to the source.")
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http://www.persnet.navy.mil/ReferenceLibrary/MILPERSMAN/6000Medicine/6320_010.htm
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http://www-nmcphc.med.navy.mil/downloads/diseases_conditions/influenza/BUMEDINST_6230-15A.pdf. Extract provided here:
(3) Religious.
(a) For Service personnel, immunization exemptions for religious reasons may be granted according to Service–specific policies to accommodate doctrinal religious beliefs. This is a command decision made with medical and chaplain advice.
1. Requests for religious exemption must include name, rank, social security number (SSN), occupational specialty code or branch, and a description of the religious tenet or belief contrary to immunization. Army: (see AR 600–20,
para 5–6). Air Force: Permanent exemptions for religious reasons will not be granted. The major command (MAJCOM) commander is the designated approval and revocation authority for temporary immunization exemptions. Coast Guard: CG–122 is the designated approval and revocation authority for temporary immunization exemptions.
2. A military physician must counsel the applicant. The physician should ensure that the Service personnel is making an informed decision and should address, at a minimum, specific information about the diseases concerned;
specific vaccine information including product constituents, benefits, and risks; and potential risks of infection incurred by unimmunized individuals.
3. The commander must counsel the individual and recommend approval or denial of the exemption request, by endorsement. The commander must counsel that noncompliance with immunization requirements may adversely impact deployability, assignment, or international travel, and that the exemption may be revoked under imminent risk conditions. The commander, in making in making his or her recommendation, should consider the potential impact on the individual, the unit, and the mission.
