[Vesparado]

Down in this article.

http://www.army.mil/article/36339/

[Lumper20]

The Army has never had trouble getting dentists or MD’s as they get their loans paid off very fast. This Sikh had best learn to assimilate in America as the military is America. I am damn tired of Obama wrecking the military. You come here you speak our language and learn OUR ways. Leave your traditions in your damn country you are now in OURS.

http://www.goarmy.com/amedd/dentist/benefits.html

[BwanaNdege]

"I was told there were two challenges to allow Sikhs in the military. The first was that we could not put the Kevlar helmet on our heads, which I do every day," the captain said. "The second thing was fitting the gas mask properly."

My uncle, who was in the Indian Army, said he had no problem with that while was engaged in jungle warfare. He said he put some Vaseline in his beard, which kept the ticks away, and it sealed every single time."

If you have ever been through the "Gas Chamber" (with CS) you will remember that you have to get your mask on RIGHT NOW! Then you need to clear it. Wearing Vaseline packed into your beard all day & night is not a solution. There is no time to apply it just after you realize you've been gassed.

CS & an improperly fitting/functioning gas mask can kill you when you drown in your own mucous. Sarin, chlorine, VX, VG, etc are, of course, much worse, though some require full body suits.