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.
NO $#%&!@*ING WAY, What idiots..
Average Girl says:
“Double-standards abound!
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class (SW/AW) Jessica Sims is being threatened with dishonorable discharge for wearing her natural hair close to her head in braids. http://www.armytimes.com/article/20140808/NEWS07/308080078/Navy-reconsiders-booting-corpsman-over-hairstyle
A full military uniform didn’t stop Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan from killing 13 and wounding more than 30 others at Fort Hood. His religion dictated his allegiance in spite of wearing the U.S. military uniform.
Now this crops up again where the military is considering bending or even changing the rules to appease one religious sect. This brings up “separation of church and state” doesn’t it???
You can’t have it both ways, military. You can’t bend rules for one group, then threaten another group with dishonorable discharge because you won’t bend the rules for them.
Either every soldier follows the exact same rules to the letter, or no one does.”
From: http://www.truthandaction.org/us-military-allow-religious-clothing-observances/comment-page-14/#comment-418154
Some how, some WAY~~SANITY simply MUST be RESTORED EVERYWHERE IMMEDIATELY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
This stupid!
Please be a hoax, please be a hoax…
actually this is a good idea. Now we can pinpoint the enemy from a mile away. Also notice this is the same army who has a problem with conservative constitutionalists and Christians. nice.
GOOD…Now the real american solders will know who not to trust at their backs
$#%&!@* that stupid $#%&!@*
But if your CHRISTIAN you have NO RIGHTS AT ALL to express THAT !
Allow? Or force?