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**Keeriewof** · 10-22-2011, 05:57 AM

Speaking of weight, I'll bet that officer is a little on the chunky side himself! :P

An overweight retiree? Surely you jest!

But you do raise an interesting point with the Sikh being given leeway on the uniform, but not Muslims.

Not sure if you read the story or kept up with it or not but it wasn't that simple. Essentially the Army told them they would make an exception to policy for them, they went to school on the Army's dime, then when the time came for them to go AD (a condition of the Army paying for school) the Army tried to go back on their original promise and make them shave and ditch the turban...

10-22-2011, 05:57 AM	#6
Keeriewof Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 465 Senior Member	Speaking of weight, I'll bet that officer is a little on the chunky side himself! :P An overweight retiree? Surely you jest! But you do raise an interesting point with the Sikh being given leeway on the uniform, but not Muslims. Not sure if you read the story or kept up with it or not but it wasn't that simple. Essentially the Army told them they would make an exception to policy for them, they went to school on the Army's dime, then when the time came for them to go AD (a condition of the Army paying for school) the Army tried to go back on their original promise and make them shave and ditch the turban...
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