US Army Sikh Granted Religious Exemption
Update: A letter to the editor of the Stars and Stripes calls this a “bad decision,” saying other officers will have to “pick up the slack” when the Sikh soldier cannot be deployed due to his religious gear being incompatible with the chemical defense ensemble.
Earlier this year two Sikh medical students who had joined the US Army appealed the Army regulation that prevents them from wearing their articles of faith, including their beard, turban, and kirpan. As discussed previously, a US appeals court had upheld the Army regulation.
The Sikh Coalition now reports that one of the physicians has been granted an exception to the uniform policy. Notably, this is not the change in policy Read more