"Muslims Demand Army Change Its Dress Code To Include Turbans And Beards"

Oh wow... come on everyone seriously? Americannews.com is a satirical news site. Its satire. That is false information. Its just like duffel blog.... google it up americannews.com and you will see that its satire (not real).

I think that they can wear their turban.... as long as it is small enough to wear under the patrol cap. Those of Jewish faith can wear their Yamakirk (I am sure this is spelled wrong!). They can also wear neatly trimmed beards, as long as ALL MALES may wear beards that meet the standards (what ever that may be).

If they demand a change to AR 670-1 or DA PAM 670-1 that is specific to them alone, they can go join ISIS or any of the other country's military that the turban is a standard wear item. Good for 1, good for all.....or nothing.

Oh boy, here is a good question. IF we continuously adapt our Army to every single squabble anyone has are we really going to have a fully functional fighting force? Or should we let the Army be the Army (did I bring up ALL Volunteer) and let the people decide when they come in whether or not they are willing to SACRAFICE various things in their life to meet the ARMY standard, if they don't want to give those things up then they DONT HAVE TO JOIN! I'm all for freedom to worship whomever or whatever you want, I'm all for loving whomever you want regardless of gender, or even what gender you want to be, but the Army is a unique organization, it requires some organization, discipline, and uniformity. Either adapt to it or get out. If you are already in, serve your time, get your honorable discharge and enjoy the freedoms you fought to protect.

I am going to start my own religion. We have to wear hot pink uniforms with polka dot high heels. Oh and we have to have Mohawk hair. Sounds good to me. ;) Can't cater to everyone's religion.

First, I'd like to know exactly where and how Muslims are making this demand... I know the article said CAIR welcomed the decision, however I don't see where they even asked for change, much less demanded it.

Second, the soldier in the picture is a Sikh... not a Muslim. If you don't know the difference, you probably shouldn't be writing any articles about religion.

There are a lot of people out there who believe we should hate all Muslims, and not just the extremists. Articles like this prove they have no clue what thier talking about.

Ok i am a Muslim and now i dont think it is necessary per say but i think it is a huge leap for the army to accept Muslims.
i have a retired friend that was telling me that muslims that joined around 2002-2005 were treated like shit by soldiers and NCO's and there are muslims that dont agree with taliban, al queada and ISIS and want to help America get rid of the threats in those Muslims families county .... and i know a soldier that was in iraq doing patrol and walked by his house just to see his family get slaughtered because he join the USMC ..... Personally i dont think because of one or 2 religions we need to go out of our way unless it is Unlawful

You do not join the military to be an individual. You join to be part of a TIME HONORED TRADITION. A tradition that dates back to the creation of the country we took an oath to defend. You did not join to instill your traditions into the system. To change the system to accomadate you. These traditions have a long history, a history fueled by individuals who left there traditions at the door and adapted to those of the military. We all came from other parts of the world whether our selves or our ancestors. But we chose to adopt our new found culture. As a country we have lost our way. In large part due to losing our fundemental principles this country was built on. You have the right to practice what relegion you deem fit. That is your choice. You chose to honor the traditions of the military branch you signed up for. Again your choice. You were very well informed on the culture of the military beforehand and if not shame on you. Should have done your research. Our military needs to be a united front because if we look divided then we are divided and no longer a super power. When a person stands out they become a target, easier to conquer and to exploit there weakness. In short stop trying to change the military to the individual and make the indidual adapt to the team. A team will always be stronger than the individual. Those of us who signed on that dotted line bleed red, white and blue. During duty hours we salute the same leaders. In private we can kneel and bow to whatever god we chose.

Are you kidding me tell me this is NOT a real topic of discussion??? I am blown away if it is true. Can't this nation of ours see what is happening to America in regards to muslims and their attempt to take over the world one nation at a time? COME PEOPLE ARMY CHIEFS ETC ETC WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is war itself!!!! There is a reason we were no beard there is a reason for the regulations we have in place!!! STOP THIS HORSE SHIT!!!

I defend their right to their opinion but I don't think we should alter our standards to comply with their religion. At present there is no draft so no one need serve who isn't willing to comply with the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

lets not forget the real reason for the conformity of the people. It's for survivability. A gas mask wont seal over a turbine and beard. The uniform and appearance are part of the ability to survive in a war time environment. The hear is short so it can be clean and hygienic, kinda hard to wash in a desert, or middle of a jungle. I dont want to go into all the details but that's the general jist. so the argument will come up what about peace time? the answer is : we don't train for peace.