3 Air Force cadets won't be commissioned as officer after refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19

The three graduating cadets with the US Air Force won't be commissioned as military officers after they refused to get vaccinations.

They will not be commissioned into the United States Air Force as long as they are unvaccinated, spokesman Dean Miller told the AP.

The three cadets will graduate with a bachelor's degree.

The Air Force Academy did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment, but Miller told the AP that a fourth cadet, who initially refused a vaccine, will graduate and be commissioned.

The secretary of the Air Force will make a decision on whether the three cadets need to reimburse the US for their educational costs. Air Force officials told the AP last week that the four cadets may not graduate. The costs can reach $200,000.

All US service members were required to receive the vaccine last year.