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\nCG Helo Rescue Swimmer hangs from rescue basket<\/p>\n
\nCG Helo Rescue Swimmer hangs from rescue basket<\/p>\n
The U.S. Coast Guard is under fire for allegedly issuing heavy handed guidance on how to acess service members’ requests for a religious exemption from the COVID vax mandate \u2013 prompting criticism that it’s conducting a “modern-day inquisition.”<\/p>\n
Fox News reports the U.S. Coast Guard is requesting that chaplains ask the frequency those seeking a waiver attend religious services, and how consistently they “keep the tenets of their faith.”<\/p>\n
“Ask them to be as specific as possible. Put the specifics acts (or lack thereof) in the memo,” it reads, referring to apparent memos about members’ beliefs.<\/p>\n
This has not gone over well, specifically among Coastie Helo Rescue Swimmers. Poetrooper sends.<\/p>\n
DYLAN HOUSMAN<\/strong><\/p>\n One of the most exclusive units of the United States Armed Forces is at risk of facing a mass exodus over the Department of Homeland Security\u2019s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, a recently-retired member told the Daily Caller.<\/p>\n At least 60 of the Coast Guard\u2019s 340 elite Aviation Survival Technicians \u2013 better known as helicopter rescue swimmers \u2013 are seeking exemptions from the vaccine mandate, retired rescue swimmer David Kroll told the Daily Caller in an exclusive interview. The Coast Guard is already short on rescue swimmers, Kroll said, and a loss of dozens more would threaten the effectiveness and stability of the force.<\/p>\n Kroll, a 24-year veteran of the Coast Guard who served as a rescue swimmer and trained them at the Coast Guard\u2019s \u201cA\u201d school in North Carolina before retiring in July, said the Coast Guard is already at least 20-30 swimmers short of where it would like to be, and ideally would have about 380 active swimmers. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<\/p>\n Two active swimmers who are seeking an exemption confirmed Kroll\u2019s estimate of at least 60 swimmers who wish to avoid vaccination, virtually all for religious exemptions. Many active servicemembers are being told they will not receive a medical exemption unless they have had an adverse reaction to another vaccine in the past, multiple individuals have told the Daily Caller.<\/p>\n Kroll said that around 80% of the swimmers he\u2019s spoken with are \u201chard no\u2019s,\u201d meaning that if they aren\u2019t granted an exemption, they will opt to leave the force rather than comply with an order to be vaccinated. A loss of dozens of rescue swimmers could severely hamper the operational capabilities of the elite unit, which is critical in rescue operations around the United States.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Funny thing about Helo Rescue Swimmers- they have they final say if they jump or not. If safety or any other reason causes the swimmer to waive the jump, the crew will regroup and replan. If ordered to go anyway, expect a pair of wings on the skipper’s desk after the flight. <\/p>\n This has the same feel. Thanks, Poe.<\/p>\n Daily Caller<\/a><\/p>\n Fox News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"