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.
I don’t see this being tolerated in the corps, if one person wears a turban everyone wears a turban lol $#%&!@* can’t even wear a jacket when its cold if someone forgot there’s
THIS IS WRONG. NEXT THERE WILL BE THE TRANSSEXUALS WILL BE IN DRAG. WHY NOT LET THE RED NECKS DRESS AS THEY LIKE.
this is bull $#%&!@*.
Glad I’m out.
No dam way should this happen I agree Ed
sickening
OH BROTHER………they should all wear uniforms or get out.
K*ss my *ss untill these *ssholes came along it eas even hard to be able to have facial hair and now the bastards want everything F*CK them go back where obummer brought you from
I SAY—-NO WAY— IF WE HAVE TO DO THIS THEN DON’T ALLOW THEM IN OUR MILITARY. IT IS TIME AMERICA STARTS SAYING NO!!! NO!!!!! NO!!!!!. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. IF THEY DON’T LIKE OUR WAYS THEN THEY NEED TO GO BACK TO WHERE THEY CAN SUIT THEMSELVES.
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