I handed in my 3177 yesterday. Guidance is still fuzzy. AF/A1C guidance threatens punishment up to and including removal. I agree questions could be gotcha type, so be very careful. I took the attack to them. Did not request “religious” exemption. Went after Moral Conscience Objection. I know it’s semantics, but should make them think. Plan to kick this to EEOC and OPM if necessary.
OPM is the one telling them to reject. EEOC is the only real hope, and Liberty Counsel. If you get denied file EEO complaint ASAP and contact Liberty Counsel. They have thousands contacting them now, but eventually I suspect this will become a class action suit for Title VII violation due to the blanket denials alone.