Help to Fully Accept Sikhs in the US Military

"The message of the Sikh faith, although peaceful, has a strong theme of justice and upholding human rights running through it." My dear friend's cousin, Major Kamaljit Khalsi, will be going in front of congress to fight for Sikhs Service in the US Military. We need 100,000 signatures but are only at 5700. Please sign the petition and please share with your friends and family to help everyone. This isn't only for Sikhs but anyone from different faiths that look to join and serve their country."

To:

We, the undersigned individuals, respectfully call on your Administration to give devout Sikh Americans an equal opportunity to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces.

The Sikh community has been an integral part of the American fabric for over a century and made numerous contributions to the progress and prosperity of our society, including a proud tradition of military service dating back to World War I. Unfortunately, the U.S. military effectively banned devout Sikh soldiers from serving in the 1980s and continues to severely limit their ability to do so.

As you are aware, the U.S. Army recently made limited progress by granting three Sikh soldiers the opportunity to serve while wearing turbans and maintaining unshorn hair and beards in accordance with their religion. Two of these patriotic Americans have served in Afghanistan. One received a Bronze Star Medal for his service, and another earned a NATO Commendation Medal.

America’s allies, including Great Britain, Canada, and India, presumptively allow Sikhs to serve in their militaries. By allowing devout Sikhs to serve with their articles of faith intact, America's military can project core values of pluralism and equal opportunity to the world and expand its pool of qualified soldiers. We therefore call on you to end the presumptive ban on devout Sikh soldiers in the U.S. Armed Forces so that patriotic Sikh Americans can freely serve the nation they love.

They were grandfathered in before 1986.

You have to be careful when these freepers start pushing the Sikh agenda against the American military.

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times - Monday, April 14, 2014
Only three of 500,000 active-duty and reserve Army troops are Sikhs.

As long as we’re talking about Sikhs

The 21 Sikhs of Saragarhi

http://www.business-standard.com/article/specials/the-21-sikhs-of-saragarhi-114091101117_1.html

“...The 36th Sikhs survive to this day. They were re-designated as the 4th Battalion of the Sikh Regiment — which is, unsurprisingly, the most highly decorated regiment of the Indian Army. Now 20 battalions strong, the entire regiment remembers the heroic and selfless sacrifice of these soldiers by commemorating Saragarhi Day as their Battle Honour Day each year....”

What’s the big deal of beards and turbans in the American military? Ask the Army and Reagan, do you agree with these Sikh activists and militants that we do it out of racism?

As far as a doctor and a dentist and a spec 4 replacing the homos, I doubt it, and there are homosexual Sikhs.

Ask the Army and Reagan, do you agree with these Sikh activists and militants that we do it out of racism?

I'm just sick and tired of people who come to the west from shitholes like Punjab or Iraq or Somalia or wherever, and proceed to tell us that we are racists, and we must change out laws and institutions to accommodate them, and that they have a thing or two to teach us about civilized behavior. As if an Iraqi immigrant who was a cannibal back in his home country has a lot to teach us. As if I should listen to some bearded dope-dealer who comes to north america and sets up Khalistan youth clubs holding memorials for poor martyred sikh terrorists. As if I need to have him explain to me that I'm not up to standards of civilized behavior and I need to learn a thing or two about tolerance and non-discrimination and blah blah.

Of course if you were living in their country you'd have no rights at all, since you are not one of them. Not muslim, not black, not sikh or not whatever. It would just be better for everyone it they didn't come here.

In attacking our American military, pound for pound, the Sikhs are the worse.

They never let up on their attacks and militarism and activism.

Their freeper cult supporters even post their individual photos here as heroic political activists.

Sikhs have suffered under Islamic rule for almost 1,000 years. They are great warriors—Let them serve in all Sikh units-—Turbans and all. The Brits had great success with them—as they have has with the Gurkas. Muslims may have loyality problem in action with other Muslims—this will not happen with Sikhs—The more you learn of this religion the more “American” they seem—Great and honest business men, they handle their own problems—you will never see a Sikh on welfare.

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