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

This is what I can't understand ... why the Army want/considering comfort this small group of troops??? what is the gain from doin that? while pressing harder and harder on the majority of the troops! between new ARs and policies!

I guess I don't have an answer for ur question...

So I read the article and I did not see anything that backed up the headline, "Muslims Demand Army Change Its Dress Code To Include Turbans And Beards." The article did say that the DoD is allowing religious exceptions to dress policies. Apparently some Sikh's (who are not Muslim) and some Muslims support the change. Seems like the author of the article is misrepresenting the facts presented in the article.

While god of Abraham and the only one tru God in my life forbids me fro judging others, i am left to question the militaries ability to ignore the seperation of church and state. I understand we all have the right to worship how we chose, but in a world that is built upon unification and team work, flaunting actions like this are offensive to an American who was born and raised to defend this country. To me you are either all into being a soldier or you are not, there is no room for self expression on the field of battle.

If I were still in I'd take my troops to the chamber every month till They recognize that this ARMY is BE ALL YOU CAN BE!, not an army of one. The hell with this political correctness crap. The Uniform is to PROTECT & SERVE the Union & not the individual rights BS on that level. AR670-1 SHOULD NOT bend the rules for these sheeple.

Uniform means one form. You are not supposed to "be different". The top military leaders that are sucking Obama's ass instead of being leaders should resign in shame.

When I clicked on the link and saw in the right hand column stories claiming that Kenya released the President's real birth certificate and that John Kerry was going to prison for life I knew this was a satire.

Kick rocks. That s what I have to say. Plain and simple, and if you will notice, I typically don't use offensive or harsh language, but seriously?

I understand you have a religion and what you like and don't like. I get it. But I am not about to watch the standards, the discipline and good order of this man's Army get degraded and rotten to the bone like it has been lately. Its all about the gimme gimme gimme generation, and not about what we as individuals have to offer the team.

This is just another facet of this attitude, its toxic, its deadly, and its a threat. Big time. If you notice there are more and more pushes for Muslims to have their way. I respect your religion and your choice. But if you don't like it, then there is nothing stopping you from not signing the dotted line. Again, pack sand and kick rocks.

I very strongly disagree with this move. When you join the military, you accept you will have to make certain sacrifices. You accept you will have to conform your life around a set of established standards. Not the other way around. If you are that devout in your religion that you need to change military standards, I don't think the military is for you. For example: I don't know of many military-recognized religions that don't condemn killing another person, yet that is what every soldier (with the exception of the Chaplain) is expected to be able to do. It may not be your primary job, but it's a basic soldier task to be a rifleman.

This is stupid ... They will never allow this blatant disrespect to the uniform

Blow me .. down! Want to wear a turban in the US, if your here legally, its your freedom to do so. If your in our military..adhere to the dress code, if the Army gives in and bends to flat out threats and pressures, STRIP the Army of it's title, call it a heavily armed nanny agency, give over the responsibilities that they hold back to us who THOUGHT they were capable of carrying on our torch...I'll suit up today! Wear your Nanny Agency turbans, we will hold fast and remain forever tight fisted to our AMERICAN CULTURE!!!
Is this REALLY an actual news article, or I'm I going to have some loser pop out and tell me I have been punked on film?