I suspect that by March/April the vax mandates will be a thing of the past. There are two obvious reasons: First, they protect neither individuals nor the public at large and this is now becoming acknowledged by the Left as are the often vicious side effects of the jab. Second, if this entire sorry episode of societal lunacy does not fade away soon the Dems defeat in the Midterms will be worse than anyone now imagines. Exit strategy? Have him keep training, maybe get a job for a year and get the scholarship the following year.