The military does not allow beards of any sort, that much is clear. It also does not allow any religious articles or symbols to be work. The sole exception is for the Jews who are allowed to wear a yamulka. The Muslims are not allowed to wear skulcaps, neither are Christians allowed to show crosses.
I seriosuly doubt that there are many Orthodox military chaplains, given that Orthodoxy is such a small church in America, and they are not all in the DC area, for sure.
I seriosuly doubt that there are many Orthodox military chaplains, given that Orthodoxy is such a small church in America, and they are not all in the DC area, for sure.No, I'm not talking big numbers here, probably not even a dozen in the DC area. Due to the Pentagon being here, we do have a concentration of them that you just would never see anywhere else.