Mushroom
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Then you have to show where that religion has a history of being anti-vax. None of them are.
In fact, it normally works the opposite way for people who follow a religion in the military.
Both Muslims and Jews (along with all others) get special allowances for things like diet, time off for services, clothing worn, and a great many other things. They all recognize that the needs of the military come first, and allowances need to be made so long as reasonable attempts are made to accommodate the members.
One of the most recent involves Sikhs, who only a few years ago were given permission to wear their beards and turbans. But once again, within certain rules. Both are allowed in a garrison condition, like here in the US. I have served with several, and I do not know of any that have a problem with it.
But if deployed, the turbans come off and the beards get shaved. For many reasons, not the least of which is to keep them safe as that would make them a target for snipers or others wanting to kill them as a minority. And also because in the event of an NBC attack they could not secure their gas mask.
But once again, 99% of the time the religion makes the allowance for the military, not the military for the religion. And I can not think of a single legitimate religion that forbids vaccination. And no, I do not consider kook kults like the Westboro Baptists as "legitimate".