Cadets at West Point Military Academy returning for summer programs who choose not to be vaccinated will be forced to spend seven days in a quarantine that amounts to solitary confinement, the National File reports.
The cadets will be locked up for 23 hours each day in one room and are allowed outside for only one hour to walk or run, according to an unnamed whistleblower who outlined current restrictions for the unvaccinated.
A number of cadets are rebelling against an effort from the Biden administration and military brass to force them to take one of the controversial COVID-19 vaccines, the National File said.
Some 700 cadets who initially refused the vaccine were brought to a meeting room and briefed on its benefits. Since then, amid allegations of daily pressure by senior academy officials and rumors of reductions of leave, some cadets have relented and been vaccinated. Others have left West Point due to the pressure.
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Cadets who refuse to take the vaccine are forced to wear masks, distinguishing from those who are vaccinated.
CDMedia reported a number of parents of holdouts have organized legal counsel and are "banding together to fight this perceived criminal behavior by those in power over their children."
The whistleblower told the National File that cadets returning for summer programs will have their two-week leave shortened to one, because they must spend seven days in quarantine. The cadets are not tested for COVID-19 before going into isolation. If they test negative after their confinement, they will be released to their training programs.
The National File said it contacted West Point via phone and email but did not receive a response by the time of publication.
The new quarantine requirement is more restrictive than the one for cadets that returned after the summer and Christmas breaks who tested positive. Those cadets were allowed to leave their accomodation to get food, as long as they stayed away from cadets who were not infected.
The whistleblower said West Point plans to transfer all cadets who are unvaccinated into one company or platoon, depending on how many there are.
An estimated 50 cadets have not backed down, according to the whistleblower. Other cadets derogatorily shout at them, calling them "anti-vaxxers."
"They're being treated like criminals," the whistleblower said. "They're trying to protect other people's rights and their rights are being compromised."
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