Posted on 01/06/2017 6:42:05 AM PST by mandaladon
[”We believe in preserving the First Amendment right of free exercise of religion for those who want to serve in the U.S. Army.”]
But CHRISTIANS can’t have a Bible on their desk or SCRIPTURE on their screensavers.
If I was a Westerner in the US military in Afghanistan or Iraq, I would be pleased with this; I could now disguise myself as a crazy (so they’ll direct their fire elsewhere)...
Just so everybody knows, these aren’t the soldiers that a brother soldier will yell out “cover me!...............”
My guess is they’ll be urged to take point.
Issue them AK-47’s while you’re at it.
Sounds like a recipe for fragging when things get hot..
The problem is that you’d constantly be watching your back to see that they don’t shoot you in the back or lob a grenade in your tent.
Firm GI Joe to Jihad Mo in 8 years.
Bigger targets on the front line.
“If approved at the brigade level-——”
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One can only hope that it won’t be approved.
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From GI Joe to Jihad Mo in 8 years.
They wouldn’t do that if I looked like them...
(I know what you mean; I wouldn’t really want to dress like them)
Can’t wait to see the Amish brigades...
Actually, I’d want to know who the possible jihadist is in my unit. Put them in the front of the line so there can’t be any ‘friendly fire’ mistakes.
Another job for the new Commander-In-Chief
His plans are working Rome 2.
Is a camouflage yarmulke Kosher?
(No offense meant to our Jewish brothers)
This should ensure more friendly fire incidents!
This article is way off the mark. It was the Becket Fund For Religious Liberty that argued the case for the Sikh soldier.
http://www.becketfund.org/sikh-military-victory/
One can hope that the new commander in chief Donald J. Trump will say “H*** no!” to all of this P.C. nonsense.
UCMJ Section 8 undesirable discharges may become a commander’s tool once again.
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