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.
This is absolutely the most stupid thing anyone could do. It will further destroy unit cohesion and make military governance more difficult than ever.
But Christians are not??????????????????????
if the south would have one, wead had it made
LORD help us we are now a nation of many gods.WE are losing our ONE AND ONLY TRUE GOD,JESUS CHRIST.
Good I see friendly fire becoming a FAD also… on whom to trust !!!!! This is $#%&!@*ing ridiculous …..Oust the heaping $#%&!@* of America NOW…
keep the damn rag heads out of US Army
freedom of religion shouldn’t be a difficult concept for all of you” constitutional experts”…
Going too far
Wrong keep America style caps and hats on ever troop head no matter what their wants are and that goes for any military or government oficial
NO GOOD