US Military LOWERS Uniform Regulation Standards To Allow Certain Religious Garb
The United States military has long been known for their strict uniform policies. However, the Department of Defense has recently decided to relax their standards and allow service members to wear religious clothing such as turbans or skullcaps while on duty.
Facial hair, body art and other expressions of religious belief will also be allowed on a case-by-case basis. This is due to the vast diversity of religions people who serve in our forces follow. With Muslims, Sikhs, Buddhists, Wiccans and more protesting against the strict policies – saying they make them choose between the religion and serving our nation – the service is making an attempt to be more inclusive.
Pentagon spokesperson Lt Cmdr Nathan J Christensen spoke of the rules insofar as safety, claiming “the new policy states that military departments will accommodate religious requests of service members, unless a request would have an adverse effect on military readiness, mission accomplishment, unit cohesion and good order and discipline”.
However, director Jasijit Singh, director of the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund took the opposite view.
This is an expansion of the waiver policy that is decided person by person. It does not open doors and say you can apply as a Sikh American and serve your country fully.
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