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"Sikhs are a deeply patriotic group and want to serve in the military while
staying true to their faith, said Army Maj. Kamal S. Singh, a military
doctor who attended the hearing. He's one of three Sikhs who previously had
won exemptions to military grooming policies."
Since MAJ Singh is a medical doctor, it's no wonder the Army was willing to
wave the rules to get him in the service.
"I'm not a lobbyist, I'm just a soldier," he said. "I'm proof of concept
that a Sikh can wear a helmet, can wear a gas mask and get a seal . that we
can do everything that is needed by any soldier, with our articles of faith
intact."
Well if that's the case then, let EVERYONE grow beards and wear their hair
long. There clearly is no longer a material reason to require all other
male soldiers to be clean shaven and have extremely short haircuts.
Continuing such a policy on the grounds of uniformity of appearance and/or
cohesion then just amounts to ritual humiliation of the majority of male
soldiers. Not to mention the fact that the service is continuing to let
women wear their hair long even though it intends to open all military
occupation specialties to them.
But hey, I like the ACU Turban. Are ACU hijabs and Burka's next? If
multiculturalism is sauce for the goose, it ought to be sauce for the
gander.
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