If the Army has Jewish officers wearing kippahs or Catholic officers are permitted to wear a crucifix then is it such a stretch to permit a Sikh to have his turban and beard? I can understand having an honest disagreement about it, but don’t really see why anyone’s especially upset. This is the same military that has gone way beyond reason accommodating Wiccans, Muslims, and Sodomites. Sikhs at least bring along some martial values.
usually I would be up in arms about this but thinking about it and having Sikhs as classmates and friends, they’re not some liberal group of assholes. Like i stated, i give the dude a pass.
I wont give a pass however to situations like say, fags who want to crossdress the uniform, which I think is coming within the year before Buttcrack odumbo gets out of office...
Personal safety and effectiveness.
Helmet—obvious
No beard—ensures solid seal when wearing gas mask
Hair: cleanliness in the field