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.
get the problem yet these people want us dead and now your arming them and telling them our practices can be orderd to change for them.
this is absolute bull. The Army is uniform…not special needs for those wanting to wear rags on their heads.
One way to get rid of this problem, don’t let them in the military.
Wake up and smell the Muslim
for some i can see it most assured
A military uniform is issued by the branch of service it represents not a religion or a race. Are the Pentagon leader’s afraid of that so called “man or mouse” who hides in the WH in charge? Well guess what guys he hates you and all the people who stand for freedom. Wake up and get your head out of your ass!!!!!!!!!!!!
Okay for mustard to do this but a Christian soldier can’t even have religious thoughts. Can you say discrimination. OR PERSECUTION.
well i guess the cowboys should be able to wear their hats and steel workers wear theirs to . everyone get’s to pick their hats. be fair now
What business do these kooks have in the USA,much less in our armed forces? Our boys who were killed by these jerks were not fighting for them but against them for some reason they did not even understand but only obeyed because they was and are American citizens born and raised here ,who believe in God Almighty if the peoples of this Nation of America do not wake up and do something to rid us of these imbecile ,”leaders??”of ours God have mercy on us .we will soon have towels wrapped around our dumb heads .The. very wealthy of the USA will go along with these things rightly called “terrorist “thinking they will keep their riches .Ha!!!!Pray peoples of our land .”For the Night Cometh .
WE DO NOT NEED MUSLIMS IN OUR MILITARY PERIOD. IT’S WAY TO DAMN DANGEROUS.