It appears the Marine Corps is heading down a path that will see the service integrate boot camp at the company level, but leave platoons segregated by gender.
The religious exemptions are not only the first given by the military for the COVID-19 vaccine, but the first religious exemption to a vaccine the Corps has given in at least 10 years.
Though an older force will likely cost more in terms of salary, the commandant says the Corps may save money with a more mature force that gets in trouble less.