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Army Allows a Sikh Doctor to Serve Wearing a Turban
AP ^ | 23 Oct 2009 | AP

Posted on 10/24/2009 10:49:48 AM PDT by BGHater

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To: fishtank
Beat me to it. I've never known a sikh myself, but even I know better than to confuse them with muslims. I say thanks to this guy for his service.

I mean, it's really a pretty cool turban the guy's sporting, don't you think?

21 posted on 10/24/2009 12:03:22 PM PDT by OKSooner ("He's quite mad, you know." - Sean Connery to Honor Blackman in "Goldfinger".)
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To: wku man

Just playing devil’s advocate....when was the last time a US medical unit got gassed?

BTW, former infantry officer here. I’m honestly not sure how I come down on this yet. On the one hand, most of the Army’s grooming regulations are fairly arbitrary, and could easily be modified on a more or less per-unit basis. Hell, SF and Rangers go on relaxed grooming standards all the time. On the other, there is the need for overall unit cohesion, and we don’t want to get in the business of favoring one religion over another.


22 posted on 10/24/2009 12:10:06 PM PDT by Terabitten (Vets wrote a blank check, payable to the Constitution, for an amount up to and including their life.)
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To: papasmurf

This irritates the hell out of me and I disagree completely, this is the military not a democracy. You either comply or you don’t and if you don’t your out.

Where does it end? Pedophiles ok as long as they fight well?


23 posted on 10/24/2009 12:24:02 PM PDT by maddog55 (Socialism is communism with fewer re-education camps.)
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To: BGHater

Good for ‘em.

In the military, I’ve seen Mormons wear their religious underwear, Orthodox Jews wear their Tallit katan and non-Orthodox Jews wear a yamulke.

I’ve also seen plenty of personnel with shaving waivers.

So I say again, good for ‘em. Even better if they’re good doctors, too. The Army really could stand to get some better doctors.


24 posted on 10/24/2009 12:25:35 PM PDT by gogogodzilla (Live free or die!)
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To: maddog55

BS. Disagree all you like, it’s your right. I served (U.S. Army), side by side, with several Sikhs, and I’m damned proud of it.

Actually, how dare you even compare a Sikh with a pedophile, asshat!

Your ignorance is astounding.


25 posted on 10/24/2009 1:13:42 PM PDT by papasmurf (RnVjayB5b3UsIDBiYW1hLCB5b3UgcGllY2Ugb2Ygc2hpdCBjb3dhcmQh)
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To: BGHater

What about the obvious compromise-a camouflage turban?

If there’s one thing America is great at, it’s compromise between disparate groups.


26 posted on 10/24/2009 1:26:44 PM PDT by LussaO
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To: maddog55

Amen


27 posted on 10/24/2009 2:10:17 PM PDT by Dubya (Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father,but by me)
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To: pyx

heck, I’d take a unit of gurkhas in burkhas over DUs in ACUs


28 posted on 10/24/2009 2:38:27 PM PDT by Gondring (Paul Revere would have been flamed as a naysayer troll and told to go back to Boston.)
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To: BGHater

OK by me. My eye doctor and surgeon is a Sikh and he can wear whatever he wants to. The Army will survive very nicely.


29 posted on 10/24/2009 2:56:00 PM PDT by RichardW
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To: LussaO

I believe the Brits are working on a turban with ballistic protection to be worn vice helmet in combat.


30 posted on 10/24/2009 3:32:48 PM PDT by Gondring (Paul Revere would have been flamed as a naysayer troll and told to go back to Boston.)
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To: tired1

Ha, Muslims don’t get along with any other group!


31 posted on 10/24/2009 6:15:21 PM PDT by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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To: papasmurf

I’ve served with numerous different types of people as well, different backgrounds, religions, race, points of views etc like anyone else who’s served but they all wore the same uniform and conformed to the same set of rules as everyone else.

Nothing wrong with Sikhs and there was no comparison to pedophiles. The point being made is where do you draw the line on what you’ll make exceptions for. There should be no exceptions period and if anyone is joining up, Doctors or otherwise, then they know what they are getting into and should comply.

That’s common sense not ignorance.


32 posted on 10/25/2009 12:09:53 AM PDT by maddog55 (Socialism is communism with fewer re-education camps.)
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To: maddog55

Let’s say the army said no and the good doctor resigned his commission. Who would benefit under that scenario? The doctor? No. The physician starved army? No. who?


33 posted on 10/26/2009 5:56:57 PM PDT by Melas
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To: The Comedian

Got that right, FRiend.


34 posted on 10/26/2009 6:00:20 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim (Live jubtabulously!)
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To: Melas

One man doesn’t make an Army and the Army would be doing the same thing it has for the last 234 years of the Army’s existence without this exception. If the “good doctor” is truely a patriot and wants to serve then a haircut, shave and a standard uniform is not asking to much.

So I’ll ask you, where do you draw the line on the exceptions you make? Why is fair to make an exception for this guy (relgious belief) and not others?

This website makes numerous comparisons between conservative values versus the “RINO’s” and how we need to vote the RINO’s out of office and maintain our conservative views. RINO’s are people who have made exceptions to their conservative views and beliefs. Once it starts where does it end. That’s the whole point.


35 posted on 10/28/2009 2:20:09 AM PDT by maddog55 (Socialism is communism with fewer re-education camps.)
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To: maddog55
So I’ll ask you, where do you draw the line on the exceptions you make? Why is fair to make an exception for this guy (relgious belief) and not others?

We've been making religious exceptions for awhile now. CO status has been permitted for certain religions for all the time I can remember.

36 posted on 10/28/2009 3:25:21 AM PDT by altair (All I want for Christmas is NO legislation passed for the rest of the year)
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To: Terabitten
Just playing devil’s advocate....when was the last time a US medical unit got gassed?

So I guess that means it'll never happen, right?

Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!

37 posted on 10/28/2009 9:12:49 AM PDT by wku man (Who says conservatives don't rock? Go to www.myspace.com/rockfromtheright)
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To: wku man
So I guess that means it'll never happen, right?

Didn't say that. Just making a point, albeit indirectly, that he's not exactly in a high-risk MOS. heck, is the guy even *issued* a promask?

Like another poster stated, shaving profiles (sometimes permanent) get granted all the time.

38 posted on 10/28/2009 11:32:11 AM PDT by Terabitten (Vets wrote a blank check, payable to the Constitution, for an amount up to and including their life.)
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