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.
Sucks
Total Bull$#%&!@* ??
I really don’t think that people understand as to what we are in for under Muslim rule, if that ever happens. It will be like night and day, our freedoms will be gone. I believe just in the city of DC, all the monuments will be destroyed. America will cease to look like America, once we fall the rest of the world will fall soon after.
$#%&!@* that $#%&!@* im sorry i can understand some of this kinda $#%&!@* but the millitary isnt a place to show your faith in your religion its a place to get broke down and turned into a real killing machng
Watch out folks, here it comes – so now women in the military can be veiled and men can wear turbans – just what the left wants, a rag-tag bunch to further demoralize the military! “fundamental change” just keeps rolling along under the radar until, there is no more!
This is disgusting.
Folks this is America.These people come and serve with hopes of becoming citizens.They should be required to dress appropriately not in the garb of their homeland.
You want to be American act like an American
what in the $#%&!@*?
Paul Clare: so then Amish can wear their hats and those from Kentucky can wear coonskin hats ….!
yup seems that way to many ass kisser trying to lead ths country to the $#%&!@* hole
wtf is this bs next u going to build fking mosks and tell all thay have to go freaking prey 5 times a day i bow to know one i love my lord jesus i stand beside him in his honor a turban is not part of a united states uniform so no this i deem as unconstitutional