Bud's Offshore Energy (BOE)

7 cadets ordered off Coast Guard Academy campus over vaccine status. “They were escorted to the gate like they were criminals or something,” the lawyer, Michael Rose, told the newspaper.

Even those of us who are fully vaxed acknowledge the vaccines’ uncertain efficacy and risks, and the many issues with the CDC guidance and Covid protocols. Military personnel must comply with orders, but questionable orders should be revised as new information becomes available.

Regulators know that regulations, policies, and practices cannot be static. As we learn, we update and improve. Enforcing outdated guidance is just a power play, and demonstrates rigidity not competence. The Coast Guard understands all of this, so their decision to evict the cadets is especially disappointing.