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LTC Stephen F.
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Thank you, my friend SSG(P) (Join to see) for the reintroduction to the heathen Norse airman Staff Sgt. Garrett Sopchak who was given permission to grow his beard in March 2019. :-)
Since Staff Sgt. William Bailey received a waiver to grow a beard in March 2019 it sparked an interest in Sopchak.

"Sopchak said he’s recently had some airmen, who were interested in exploring his religion, email him with questions, and he’s helping other Air Force Heathens get their beards approved.
He hopes to become a Gothi — essentially an ordained priest — and perhaps become an official Air Force chaplain. He also hopes to grow the Heathen community in the area around Hill. Because it’s a faith that hasn’t been practiced in about 1,000 years, he said, there’s no set way to practice it. But his community now meets in parks or homes to commemorate holidays such as Yule and the solstices.
They also make offerings — anything from food to drinks to physical objects — to their gods during a ceremony called a “blot,” he said."

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SGT Steve McFarland
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As I recall, Sikhs are allowed to wear their beards in the military.
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SPC Stewart Smith
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Haha I just made another post similar to this. But it had to do with a pastafarianist not getting the right to grow a beard.
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