In 2014, the Pentagon announced that members of the various branches of the United States Armed Forces would be permitted to wear religious clothing, have a designated prayer time, and participate in other religious observances.
Under the new policy, troops would first need to apply for a waiver before an individual would be accepted or rejected for an exemption.
This policy would allow for military personnel to wear turbans, grow beards, wear a yarmulke, or carry prayer beads if approved for a waiver. According to the Department of Defense (DOD), religious exemptions would be granted on a case-by-case basis, and may be denied if such practices would interfere with an individual or unit’s mission.
This, of course, has had a trickle-down effect on ROTC programs and military academies, and now a controversy is brewing at the Military College of South Carolina — more commonly referred to as The Citadel.
To read about how the administration there is between a rock and a hard place in decided whether to allow a Muslim female student to wear her hijab with her uniform, continue reading on the next page:
NOT RIGHT,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
NO!
HAVE THEY LOST THEIR MINDS?
Idiots
if you wouldnt do it for an american born citizen you better not do it for anyone
Hell to the No! Muslims are NOT welcome at the Citadel or even our Service Academies because they are terrorists! Liberals will say they are NOT! Balderdash! These recent terror attacks have been comitted by Muslims,I rest my case!
Then the Citadel can consider themselves as capitulating to fascists. Sad. I thought they had more convictions than that!
B******t
Then why bother with military schools? NO!!! That would be a slap in the face to every American!!! Muslims, by their very belief system, are not required to show allegience to this country or our military.
WOULDN’T THAT BE AN OXYMORON…IF A MUSLIM FOLLOWS TBE QUR’AN, THAT IS A TRAITOR AGAINST OUR CONSTITUTION. HE IS ONLY FAITHFUL TO ISLAM!