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.
let them sing to wallah to save them and protect!
Bull PO-PO !
That’s bull $#%&!@*!!!
Except Christian is outlawed..
This is a bunch of C**P.
It is the beginning of the end. Just like Rome in the final years. Hey jack ass good luck with the seal of the gas mask. At least we will be able to tell if the air is safe to breath or not by watching you flop on the ground.
The same thing has happened to “our military” that has happened to our country, Obama and his friends. Lets vote them all out of office.
NO this is so wrong, NO NO NO NO NO…
where did America go?
We need to know how many muslims are in the military and get rid of them. Then, we need to allow our troops to pray as they wish, read the bible wherever they want to, raise their pay, pension and health benefits, give them the best in personal protection gear and equipment,