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**Progniusis** · 10-21-2011, 03:00 AM

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/10/20...iform/#content

You can wear a Muslim head scarf, and you can wear the uniform of the Junior ROTC. Just not at the same time.

That’s the word from the U.S. Army, which is supporting an officer’s ruling last month that a 14-year-old Tennessee girl could not wear her traditional head covering while in uniform at a parade.

The student, Demin Zawity, of Brentwood, Tenn., quit the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps program at Ravenwood High School and returned to regular gym classes when commanding officers said she had to take off her hijab if she wanted to march in the homecoming parade.

I really don't think there should be the wearing of any religious garb while in uniform, unless you're a chaplain, but why is this okay:

http://www.army.mil/article/36339/ Sikh Soldiers allowed to serve, retain their articles of faith

Sikh soldiers can have beards, uncut hair (all things that are against regulation) and a turban but she can't wear a scarf? But yet they want female soldiers who are on FETs to wear head scarves with their uniform while in Afghanistan...to me it's just a little confusing on who the standards apply to with these type of things.

It is just JRTOC though which means really nothing. Again I don't think anyone should be wearing religious clothing while in uniform. Wear a religious token on a chain with your dog tags, have something in your pocket, etc fine. It just starts causing all these exception rules. Just my opinion.

10-21-2011, 03:00 AM	#1
Progniusis Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 477 Senior Member	Muslim Junior ROTC Student Wants to Wear Head Cover With Uniform http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/10/20...iform/#content You can wear a Muslim head scarf, and you can wear the uniform of the Junior ROTC. Just not at the same time. That’s the word from the U.S. Army, which is supporting an officer’s ruling last month that a 14-year-old Tennessee girl could not wear her traditional head covering while in uniform at a parade. The student, Demin Zawity, of Brentwood, Tenn., quit the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps program at Ravenwood High School and returned to regular gym classes when commanding officers said she had to take off her hijab if she wanted to march in the homecoming parade. I really don't think there should be the wearing of any religious garb while in uniform, unless you're a chaplain, but why is this okay: http://www.army.mil/article/36339/ Sikh Soldiers allowed to serve, retain their articles of faith Sikh soldiers can have beards, uncut hair (all things that are against regulation) and a turban but she can't wear a scarf? But yet they want female soldiers who are on FETs to wear head scarves with their uniform while in Afghanistan...to me it's just a little confusing on who the standards apply to with these type of things. It is just JRTOC though which means really nothing. Again I don't think anyone should be wearing religious clothing while in uniform. Wear a religious token on a chain with your dog tags, have something in your pocket, etc fine. It just starts causing all these exception rules. Just my opinion.
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