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  • Here's What The Military Will Look Like In 2017: Transgenders, Hijabs, Turbans & Beards Welcome

    01/06/2017 10:50:30 AM PST · by 2ndDivisionVet · 21 replies
    The International Business Times ^ | January 5, 2017 | Sherley Boursiquot
    Just two weeks before President-elect Donald Trump enters office, the U.S. Army issued a new regulation under the Obama administration: servicemen and women will be allowed to wear beards, turbans, or hijabs for religious purposes while serving the country. The changes issued by Secretary of the Army Eric Fanning were announced Tuesday and were effective immediately, according to the Atlantic. Apart from religious dress coding, servicewomen can now wear dreadlocks (as long as it’s neat and tied), twists, and cornrows, without requesting an accommodation to wear them. "Our goal is to balance soldier readiness and safety with the accommodation of...