US air force academy cadets denied commission over vaccine refusal

Trio will receive college degrees but will not be commissioned as long as they remain unvaccinated', spokesperson says

For refusing to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, three US air force academy cadets won't be commissioned as military officers, though they will receive college degrees, a spokesperson for the school said Saturday.

Academy spokesperson Dean Miller said in a statement that the three cadets in question won't be commissioned as air force officers as long as they remain unvaccinated," though they would get their bachelor's of science degrees. The military branch had not decided yet whether to require the trio to reimburse the US for education costs in lieu of service, Miller said.