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Pentagon to relax rules on religious wear and items in the Military
Posted on 1/22/14 at 5:31 pm
Posted on 1/22/14 at 5:31 pm
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They finally did something right
Hopefully now the banning of Christian religious items will stop.
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The Pentagon on Wednesday is expected to announce widespread changes to rules governing religious items and religion-based physical attributes that service members can maintain while in uniform — including beards, some religious tattoos, and turbans.
NBC News obtained an early draft of the new Department of Defense instruction which states that the military will make every effort to accommodate “individual expressions of sincerely held beliefs” (conscience, moral principles, or religious beliefs) of service members.
It goes on to say that unless doing so could have an adverse impact on military readiness, unit cohesion, good order and discipline, health and safety, or any other military requirement, commanders can grant service members special permission to display their religious articles while in uniform.
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Jewish service members can request permission to wear a yarmulke while in uniform. Muslim service members can request to wear a beard and carry prayer beads. Even Wiccan service members, those who practice "Magick," can seek accommodation — the directive covers all religions recognized by the U.S. military.
They finally did something right
Hopefully now the banning of Christian religious items will stop.
Posted on 1/22/14 at 6:02 pm to deltaland
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Muslim service members can request to wear a beard
Gonna make it kind of tough to seal that gas mask if and when the time should ever come.
Posted on 1/22/14 at 6:08 pm to deltaland
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Hopefully now the banning of Christian religious items will stop.
Nah, I'm sure this will continue.
ETA: This is from the same military brass that says their people need to be sensitive to Muslims in uniform then gives us a study on how to spot crazy Christians.
This post was edited on 1/22/14 at 6:10 pm
Posted on 1/22/14 at 6:15 pm to upgrayedd
Did a quick search this morning.
Eastern Catholic it is!!
Beard babyyyyyyy
Eastern Catholic it is!!
Beard babyyyyyyy
Posted on 1/22/14 at 6:32 pm to Mizzoufan26
hell, we've had sikh's in the Army for a long time, good folk to have on your side!!!
Posted on 1/22/14 at 6:45 pm to vl100butch
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hell, we've had sikh's in the Army for a long time, good folk to have on your side!!!
Yeah, sikh 'em!
Posted on 1/22/14 at 6:47 pm to vl100butch
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This post was edited on 1/11/21 at 11:24 am
Posted on 1/22/14 at 6:52 pm to deltaland
I might just join up now that I can wear my pasta strainer.
Posted on 1/22/14 at 7:10 pm to baytiger
Army already let's pregnant women wear big arse tops and broke dicks wear tennis shoes, I am much less offended by a turban. A guy in a turban could still save me on the battlefield.
Posted on 1/22/14 at 8:23 pm to vl100butch
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hell, we've had sikh's in the Army for a long time, good folk to have on your side!!!
Yeah, if I am not mistaken that dude is a captain. And Sikhs hate Muslims even more than Toothpick. So rest assured.
Posted on 1/22/14 at 9:19 pm to Bunsbert Montcroff
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And Sikhs hate Muslims even more than Toothpick
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