Progress?
In fact, no.
How much longer until we have Army people wearing the khaffeiyah..?
only SOUNDS ridiculous.
The U.S. Army already went through this same exact bull**** back in the 70s. History does repeat itself.
This will be great when he cant get a good seal on his gas mask. There is a reason for no beards. Long hair is always a good grab point in a fight as well. But that is ok if he gets killed right. I mean who cares about protecting his buddies anyway.
This is bullcrap! The sikh can go be a security contraxctor, get the hell out of the US Army.
Sad. Now the army will be a rabble of ethnic crap. For starters every damned moslem will now be allowed to grow a jihad beard. Gas mask? Forget it.
He needs to put America before his imaginary friend.
Who needs military discipline? If the rules bother you, just remember that you are a special snowflake, and we will adjust all the rules to accommodate any religious, sexual or cultural tendencies you may have. As long as you’re not Christian.
This is wrong to make exceptions in rules for an individual.
Consider that Sikhs are to Muslims what a mongoose is to a cobra, the beard, uncut hair (does the name Samson ring a bell?), and turban are tenets of their Hindu derived warrior religion, and this particular officer is a West Point graduate, Ranger, and combat Bronze Star recipient. He’s not a 1970’s wannabe hippie.
Just another enemy alien.
The Sikhs were allowed to serve in the British army in India in their native costumes.
I don’t really mind if the military makes an exception for Sikhs. The problem is that then it would be hard for them to deny similar exceptions for Muslims—and that would be terrible. In fact, we really shouldn’t allow Muslims in our military—or our country—at all.
Title said he “won”. No, he was granted an exception to policy. He didn’t win anything.
Progress?
In fact, no.
How much longer until we have Army people wearing the khaffeiyah..?
only SOUNDS ridiculous.
He can wear his beard, because his religion matters.
But he has to bake wedding cakes, because his religion doesn’t matter.
What a country?