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MADem

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2. AFAIK, that won't translate to active military service. Yet, anyway. Soon, maybe.

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Thu Jun 2, 2016, 04:33 AM

Jun 2016

US military does make exceptions for yarmulkes and Sikh turbans/beards for religious reasons. I haven't seen hijab...but I really don't know if anyone has asked.

It seems to me they'd have a hard time denying it given the loosening of restrictions for other religious forms of expression.

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The Citadel rejected her hijab, but another military school embraces Muslim student’s request [View all] cali Jun 2016 OP

It's sensible. Bad Dog Jun 2016 #1

Dear Dog, not all minorities 'adopted' this country many of us were born here and have been Bluenorthwest Jun 2016 #3

I don't know enough about the American psyche to answer that question, Bad Dog Jun 2016 #4

AFAIK, that won't translate to active military service. Yet, anyway. Soon, maybe. MADem Jun 2016 #2