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.
As long as we are the UNINTED STATES, wear the military garb of the uninted states, not your religious garb! After all,they took God and religion out of schools and government! This kind of c**p is why we are a divided nation, too many libtards saying, oh well let them wear what they want, what will it hurt!!! MORALE, thats what it hurts!!! Geeeeeze!!
Insane bull $#%&!@*!!
As a retired Vet I think this is outrageous! Barry is turning this into his own version of the Muslim Brotherhood!
NO NO NO
This is getting so ridiculous
No way I’d want that guy watching my back. Couldn’t trust him.
I want to join and wear a clown hat!
Of course, how else could they get the military to turn on citizens? Christian military men & women would fight tyranny
If I join the church of dudeism could I wear an open bathrobe and boxer shorts?
This stuff is really getting WHACKY!!! SinBad garb in the U.S. Military, how this is F’in FUNNY, the guy in the other goofy hat yells at the other goofy hat…..