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.
This is a bunch of bull they should dress in regulation attire maybe Obama should take in consideration as to whether it’s offensive to others they represent the United States not so forigen power the headdress is offensive
does this mean they can wear crosses and other religious items
JUST OBAMA TURBAN ON HEAD SO OBAMA CAN HAVE YOU WIPED OUT ON BATTLE FIELD OR SaLUTE TO MUSLIM’S!. THIS REALLY THE LAST STRAW!. HOW STUPID !. WHO WAS THE DUMB IDIOT ANYWAY?.
$#%&!@* that! You wear the same uniform!!!! Thats why its called a $#%&!@*ing uniform because they all wear the same thing!!!!!!
Get towel heads out of the Military unless they wear the whole uniform!!!!
I was an eye opener. Thinking ..do not want to be feared by a group who would do anything to maintain their militia and powerful religeous beliefs or EXTREMISM.
It was an eye opener. Thinking ..do not want to be feared by a group who would do anything to maintain their militia and powerful religeous beliefs or EXTREMISM.
BULL$#%&!@*!!!!!
New England DRS says:
“This is friggen ridiculous when in hell did we become a Muslim Nation, under Barack Hussein Obama Muslim and Chief.”
From: http://www.truthandaction.org/us-military-allow-religious-clothing-observances/comment-page-20/#comment-418712
This is friggen ridiculous when in hell did we become a Muslim Nation, under Barack Hussein Obama Muslim and Chief.