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

It seriously does not bother me if a particular group of demographics wants the military to cater to some of their needs in regards to the uniform however, it can not interfere with their job or saving my life on or off the battle field.

I missed the part where anything was "demanded"in the article or press release.

They DEMAND? Who the hell put them in charge? What is this, a republic or a command state?

I can't believe we're accommodating this. Well, then again, yes, I can.

Let's see how well-integrated this gets before unit cohesion implodes.

You know what the requirements are when you sign up, raise the hand and take the oath. Don't like don't sign up!

Just to keep the record straight, the "turban" is Sikh and NOT Muslim.

Not only that, but the headline is directly contradicted by the very first paragraph of the article. Usually the media assumes that its readers are intelligent/aware enough to get down to (at least) the third paragraph so they don't usually advertise the fact that their headline is a piece of crap until after that point - obviously "American News" has a somewhat lower respect for its consumers.

PS - The changes will apply to Christians and Jews (amongst others) as well as to Sikhs, Hindus, and Muslims (amongst others).

They can take their demands and put it wherethesun dosenot shine.

NO WAY YOU FOLLOWED SAME REGS AS EVERYBODY ELSE OR DON'T JOIN!!!

This is because the U.S. keeps giving in to everyone. You want to grow the beard and wear a turban then do it on your time. If there is a chapel for that religion then you can wear your turban or what ever there. The Military has it's uniform and regulations. The regs are supposed apply to all. How can you deploy someone who says he has to grow a beard ? While it's nice these people want to serve, THEY ARE THE ONES WHO NEED TO CONFORM TO THE ARMY . The Army should not be conforming to them. This is the same issue with language. The country was founded by English speaking people and our documents are written in English. If you make everything in English and Spanish then technically you discriminate against those who don't speak either one. Our ancestors came off the boats from other countries and nobody catered to them. They also wanted to be American !!

I think it's called the UNITED STATES ARMY not the army of EVIL!!!

There was a time when there was a standard. But since this administration opened the doors....we have one big Social program in the military! The flood gates have opened.....