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.
How about Bibles?
AND THEY’RE TAKING AWAY THE BIBLES FROM OUR AMERICAN SOLDIERS! WHERES THE ACLU NOW???
This country is being dismantled! Ray Charles can see this folks!
It’s another Obama muslim and communist Democrat travesty put upon America! Criminals committing their crimes against us Americans and getting away with it. It’s insane, I cannot understand it!!!!!!!!! Lord, help us, deliver us from these evil enemies who have fraudulently taken over our government, and threatening our freedom more and more. Lord, nothing is impossible for you, we ask you to deliver us, remove this evil and let us be one nation under you again, in Jesus name we pray…………..
WTSF?!
So when did our military become do dumb? It will be ok for the muslims to exercise their religion but out American children will never be allowed to pray in school. Not with obama in the WH.
So you cannot have Chaplain read from scripture, display a cross but this is good?
that’s $#%&!@*ING bull$#%&!@*, $#%&!@*ING muslim SCUM should not be allowed in our military anyway.
BULL-$#%&!@*,YOU SIGN ON THE DOTTED LINE YOU PAY ATTENTION?–PAW
Why???? They should not be in our military!