JJ_BPK
12-31-2019, 07:13
So,, You need not be Hi-Speed to wear a beard..
Pagan Nevada Guard Soldier Gets Waiver to Grow Beard; More May Follow
30 Dec 2019
Military.com | By Dorothy Mills-Gregg
A waiver allowed Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Hopper of the Nevada Army Guard's 3665th Ordnance Company grow a Norse beard, or Skegg, which he sees as a "sacred and defining feature of masculine men."
"In short, it is honoring the pillars of Heathenism, our ancestors and ancient Gods and way of life," the 34-year-old from Madison, Alabama, said in a release. "My personal faith is deeply tied to the modern warrior lifestyle that I have been able to live during my military career."
His polytheistic religion is based on Scandinavian-centric ancient beliefs and practices.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/12/30/pagan-nevada-guard-soldier-gets-waiver-grow-beard-more-may-follow.html?ESRC=eb_191231.nl
26 Apr 2018
Stars and Stripes
In 2017, the Army made it simpler to receive a religious appearance accommodation, a move that made it easier for Sikhs and observers of other religions to uphold the tenets of their faiths while serving in uniform.
Now a member of the Norse pagan faith has been granted such accommodation by the 14th Military Police Brigade at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. Commander Col. Curtis M. Shroeder signed a memorandum for a 795th Military Police Battalion soldier whose name is redacted in the version that is circulating on social media.
"In observance of your Heathen, Norse Pagan faith, you may wear a beard, in accordance with Army uniform and grooming standards for Soldiers with approved religious accomodations provided in Army regulation (AR) 670-1," the memo said.
You can count me in, LMAO :lifter
ref: How to Write in Norse Runes (https://www.vikingrune.com/rune-converter/)
I am somewhere between these guys.
The Rune translates to Happy New Year, Brothers
Pagan Nevada Guard Soldier Gets Waiver to Grow Beard; More May Follow
30 Dec 2019
Military.com | By Dorothy Mills-Gregg
A waiver allowed Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Hopper of the Nevada Army Guard's 3665th Ordnance Company grow a Norse beard, or Skegg, which he sees as a "sacred and defining feature of masculine men."
"In short, it is honoring the pillars of Heathenism, our ancestors and ancient Gods and way of life," the 34-year-old from Madison, Alabama, said in a release. "My personal faith is deeply tied to the modern warrior lifestyle that I have been able to live during my military career."
His polytheistic religion is based on Scandinavian-centric ancient beliefs and practices.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/12/30/pagan-nevada-guard-soldier-gets-waiver-grow-beard-more-may-follow.html?ESRC=eb_191231.nl
26 Apr 2018
Stars and Stripes
In 2017, the Army made it simpler to receive a religious appearance accommodation, a move that made it easier for Sikhs and observers of other religions to uphold the tenets of their faiths while serving in uniform.
Now a member of the Norse pagan faith has been granted such accommodation by the 14th Military Police Brigade at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. Commander Col. Curtis M. Shroeder signed a memorandum for a 795th Military Police Battalion soldier whose name is redacted in the version that is circulating on social media.
"In observance of your Heathen, Norse Pagan faith, you may wear a beard, in accordance with Army uniform and grooming standards for Soldiers with approved religious accomodations provided in Army regulation (AR) 670-1," the memo said.
You can count me in, LMAO :lifter
ref: How to Write in Norse Runes (https://www.vikingrune.com/rune-converter/)
I am somewhere between these guys.
The Rune translates to Happy New Year, Brothers