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 answer me this, they stop what they are doing and pray 5 times a day? What happens when they are in a war and pinned down? Do they say “wait a few while I kneel with my head on the ground and pray yo Ala ? Guess I would be concerned for my safety if I am in the foxhole with him !
Yeah..for Muslims. . Not Christian jews or anyone else
Dumb
Francine Weigle here is the rub..they know sooner or later we will be fighting Muslims. So they are hoping both sides hold prayer at the same time.
Yeah, but not for Christians!
Allah is not god. ..NEVER was. Allah was a pagan moon god chosen by the pedophile Muhammad the same way he chose his six year old wife. .. by having lewd dreams about her. Allah was just one of 366 pagan gods worshipped in Mecca at the time of Muhammad. Muhammad was not a prophet. . He was a murderer and a rapist. He owned sex slaves. Had sex with animals. . Sodomized little boys. He really didn’t care what he screwed. He founded Islam after he couldn’t hack it as a Catholic. He “heard” voices. . The same ones that told him to kill and rape people (men and women) told him to pick the moon god. And to marry a six year old. It is rumored that he had intercourse with her while she still had a doll in her little hand. He bought her from her father who was also a sexual deviant. And liberals think these people are cool
I call this one…”the love of a prophet”
WTF!!!!
That is just wrong!
As long as they still allow crosses and st. Christopher medals.