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.
You have to be $#%&!@*ting me!
That’s good, at least you know who to shoot first!
Well the rest of them should be able to carry their Bibles and pray in public. Political correctness can kiss my But!! I’m a Christian the rest of you can yell the right away..
$#%&!@* fina the UNITED STATES MILITARY
And Obama is still in office and those morans in office are no better than he is.
That is B.S. they sign their life over to the United States. They don’t think, feel, or move with out a say so. Any thing less is .B.S.
Everybody wheres the same, that’s why they are called a unit.
NO!!
Give me an f—— break
Why can’t we keep the flag flying if they get to keep thicker c**p?