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.
I’m pretty sure the guy in the picture is a Sikkh and not a Muslim but then again I figure most of you wouldn’t know the difference anyway.
The Military Uniform should have corporate logos and a Star of David because that’s who they FIGHT FOR.
Read Edward Bernays” Propaganda” and open your eyes. They are playing you all for fools.
I’m Mad for all of you and not at you. Stop falling for this bull$#%&!@* or you will never have a government for the people and by the people but will be controlled by the strings at the hands of international think tanks and bankers that use ALL COUNTRIES through manipulation and propaganda as well as INFILTRATING ALL GROUPS in OPPOSITION to governments that are ALL PROPPED UP PUPPETS paid for by the Western Nations which have kept the Middle East under IMPERIALIST RULE and now they want ALL OF EURASIA starting with RUSSIA.
obama wears a turbin in the white house too
BULL$#%&!@* YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO TELL ENEMY OR NOT JUST KEEP THEM IN FRONT OF YOU MY BOYS!!!
just wrong, wrong, wrong!
I don,t mind telling it like it is THIS IS BULL$#%&!@* !!!
Strange how they would encourage religious ornamentation to be worn by people’s of faiths that may not be common to most Americans – but the same military is discouraging the practice of the Christian religions. The policy of discrimination against Christians in the military is being originated in the executive branch and forced on military leadership.
Bet you a million bucks Christian dress will still be banned.