Army Allows a Sikh Doctor to Serve Wearing a Turban

AP ^ | 23 Oct 2009 | AP

[BGHater]

Captain Kamaljit Singh Kalsi, and Second Lieutenant Tejdeep Singh Rattan

[fishtank]

OK by me.

Sikhs aren’t muslims.........

[MinuteGal]

Will female Islamic doctors and nurses be allowed to wear full burhka outfits in the military?

Leni

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Sikh’s aren’t radical Muslims.

[papasmurf]

It’s about time they wake up. We allowed this for years, and stopped it for really dumb reasons.

Sikh’s are good people and very loyal. It doesn’t hurt that they are good fighters, too. LOL

[wardaddy]

very slippery slope...just wait

[Bryanw92]

I don’t want to comment because sikhs are good people, but these kinds of “exceptions” to the uniform are a slippery slope that will eventually end up with some US soldiers wearing muslim garb while Christians will still have to conceal their cross under their t-shirt.

[Jacquerie]

Making religion based exceptions to uniform regulations doesn't strike me as a good idea. What would have happened if the Army said, "no."

[Liberty Valance]

Makes sense. He’s a doctor. Combat troops would be a different story with helmet safety issues.

[pyx]

America, here's your Airborne Unit of the future.

Its a very slippery slope. One religion is not superior to another religion.

[MinuteGal]

I'm aware of that.

Leni

[wku man]

Well, they'd better hope they're never gassed, 'cause those beards will keep their pro masks from sealing. But hey, what's more important? Cultural correctness, or protecting soldiers?

Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!

[omega4179]

I like Sihks but this is a very wimpy mistake by the pentagon.

[Your6]

To: BGHater

The ONLY reason this is being allowed is because of the very critical lack of doctors. Had the Army been flush with doctors this would not have happened and they would have been shown the door. Simple as that.

[Niuhuru]

Yeah. At least the troops, seeing the turban, will be reassured in a way that they wouldn’t otherwise be if they were to see a doctor of another race.

[tired1]

Sikhs aren’t muslims in any way, actually they don’t get along.

[PLMerite]

“Will female Islamic doctors and nurses be allowed to wear full burhka outfits in the military?”

If they’re of the proper camoflage pattern.

Now I want to see an army digital camo burkha...

[Ann Archy]

There goes the Military!!! You can’t make rules for a certain GROUP!! EVERY GROUP WNTS SOMETHING!!!

[The Comedian]

Sikhs aren’t muslims.........

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Sikhs are bada$$ warriors too, excellent fighters.

They are sort of the Klingons of Earth.

[dljordan]

Fighting Buddhists from the sky?