The Pentagon has approved a new policy that will allow troops to wear turbans and other religious clothing and engage in religious observances.
Until now there has been no set policy in the military to allow accommodations for religion.
Soldiers must apply for a waiver to be able to wear their religious garment or engage in a specific religious activity, which the military says they will take on a case-by-case basis.
The Pentagon has approved a new policy that will allow troops to seek waivers to wear religious clothing, seek prayer time or engage in religious practices.Defense officials say the waivers will be decided on a case-by-case basis and will depend on where the service member is stationed and whether the change would affect military readiness or the mission.
Until now there has been no consistent policy across the military to allow accommodations for religion. Now, for example, Jewish troops can seek a waiver to wear a yarmulke, or Sikhs can seek waivers to wear a turban and grow a beard.
Others can request specific prayer times or ask that they be allowed to carry prayer beads or other items.
The policy also says that service members can choose not to recognize any religion, according to NBC News.
According to Defense Department statistics obtained by NBC, there are only three Sikh Americans in the military. There are about 3,700 Muslims. 6,300 Buddhists, and 1,500 Wiccans.
The directive stresses that “the importance of uniformity and adhering to standards, of putting unit before self, is more significant and needs to be carefully evaluated when considering each request for accommodation,” according to NBC.
So real Terriost can fall in the crowd & get on Military Base’s, won’t know WHO from WHO in a crowd,,,what a sneeky way for Bombing a Base……….
Then why the hell aren’t American soldiers allowed to profess their faith openly? Some thing is rotten in Denmark.
so much for our military leadership following the Army Regulation governing AR 670-1 The Wear and Appearance of the Military Uniform.
THIS is just another way for Obama to bring down our military and take over the streets of the U.S. BEWARE PEOPLE…. He is doing his thing to take us out….
What more proof does anyone need to convince them that Obama has infiltrated the pentagon,the DOD, and the military with Muslim brotherhood high level opperatives whose goal is to destroy the military. From this act to gay marriages at the military academys to purging high level officers to absurd rules of engagement for combat troops , Barry Soetoro hates America and is a Marxist Muslim.
THIS OBAMA’S DOING…DO NOT LET MUSLIMS IN THE SERVICE.
whatever happened to unit integrity where no man stands out and all work as a team? if the muslims want to form their own units, so be it. they can be auxiliary to our forces
well hell , I guess sign up , show up if you feel like it , and then let us know whose side your on just before hitting the front line ….ok!!
Absolutely disgraceful, ,, whoever allows this should be dishonorably discharged
WTFF !!!!