Posted on Feb 10, 2021

Going back to Army BCT as prior service. What, if any, religious items can I bring?

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So during my initial enlistment, i converted to Islam, i know I can bring my Q'uran, but what about my prayer mat? That gets used a LOT but I'm not sure what the regs say.

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Posted 5 y ago

um, yeah.... it's basic training, I seriously doubt if you are going to have the time to break out your prayer mat several times a day.

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SPC Tim Neely - not to be an ass but a simple question...do your prayers not count unless you are on your mat? IOW, can't you just pray without the mat?

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SPC Tim Neely

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It's not that they won't count, it's more that it would be preferable to NOT go face first on to whatever we may have tracked into the barracks lol

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SPC Tim Neely - could you not do it on your bunk? just trying to find a work around to avoid calling extra attention to yourself.

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SPC Tim Neely

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There will definitely be extra attention anyway lol the salah goes from standing, to bowing, to kneeling, to a full prostration and back. No way to hide all of that

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Going back to Army BCT as prior service. What, if any, religious items can I bring?

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