Air Force Special Operations Approves First Beard, Turban Waiver for Sikh Airman
30 Jul 2020
Military.com | By Oriana Pawlyk
In a first for the command, Air Force Special Operations Command has granted a religious accommodation waiver to a Sikh airman.
Senior Airman Dominic Varriale was granted the waiver last month, according to an Air Force release. He serves as a geospatial intelligence analyst with the 11th Special Operations Intelligence Squadron.
With the help of his command leadership and the Sikh American Veterans Alliance (SAVA), an advocacy organization, Varriale was able to expedite the approval process, which normally takes up to three years, to only three months, the release states.
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