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.
Why do they give in to these people? Don’t come here and expect everyone to change to suit your preferences.
sure, allow the US army to be defeated from the inside, freaking retards in the military just don’t get it I think.
Maybe they forgot the highest ranking General just died since Vietnam and that has to do with Religious followers like they are allowing, not the Indian dude, but its’ like ridicules because they do this, and get mad if a christian kid prays in school or offers a Muslim the ability to apostasy away from the Islamic cult way of life they belong to.
Absolutely wrong.
This is total Bull Sh_t
What is happening to our country???
This is ridiculous! The U.S. Armed forces is being blown away not from armies abroad, but from the inside out.
BULL$#%&!@*! If I move to their country they’re not going to change everything to suit me! Another fine example of our spineless leaders!
No way! Really? What’s next–unionizing the military? Too bad we don’ts a General Patton anymore.
uniform is one uniform.
YES ALL THE WAY.