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Originally Posted by Team Sergeant
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Ha ha ha, classic!
TS is quite correct, what's good for the goose is good for the gander. If observant Sikhs get to keep their beards, then damn sure observant pagans should as well...
However, I agree with PRB's underlying point - the military is NOT a social experiment nor is there a universal "right" for anyone to serve. While I respect the shit out of the Sikh's, if their religious beliefs require them to keep the beard, the answer should be "find some other way to serve your country, thank you".
Wearing a beard either interferes with your ability to wear protective equipment, or it doesn't. If it does, see my preceding paragraph. If it doesn't, then dammit,
I want to grow my damn beard back!!!!! (without renouncing my current religious faith <g>)
BTW, I LOVE that pic of the rabbi on the previous page. Do you see the guys in the background of the pic, looking at him like "WTF?????"