Thousands of US Marines could be booted out over Covid vaccine refusal

The deadline for the US military to get vaccinated against Covid is fast approaching. Normally when ordered to do something soldiers, marines, airmen, sailors etc generally get on with it. But for reasons that have not been made public, six per cent of US Marines have refused or failed to have the vaccine. That's potentially around 11,000 Marines who could be kicked out of the corps. It's an extraordinary situation. It's not for religious reasons because apparently that has not been given as the excuse for turning down the jab. It's much more likely that the Marines who have refused to be vaccinated have been put off by social media, or some propaganda put about by ignorant or malign groups who believe that it's against an individual's right of choice which it seems is more important than protecting both yourself and everone else. Or perhaps some of these Marines are plain scared of the needle, although that seems a bit far-fetched. These are Marines, right? They obey the rules on haircuts and tattoos but vaccinations appear to be in a different category. They feel they have the right to disobey their commanders. So unless there is a change of mind their careers will come to an abrupt end. It sounds like they need some serious friendly advice from persuasive colleagues or commanders to overcome their fears/doubts. The US Marine Corps has to recruit something like 36,000 people every year to fill vacancies. It can ill afford to lose 11,000 trained Marines. It makes no sense.