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In reply to the discussion: Fort hood shooter forcibly shaved in prison [View all]tammywammy
(26,582 posts)67. The military does give waivers to those that have to have beards due to religion.
See this article about Sikh soldiers: http://www.army.mil/article/36339/
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I disagreed with him on some things but I liked him. Wish he did not say these things.
hrmjustin
Sep 2013
#72
Thank you for the kind words. Being on MIrt you see a lot of not so nice things.
hrmjustin
Sep 2013
#88
Thank you. You are nice yourself. I enjoy reading your posts in the religion room.
hrmjustin
Sep 2013
#95
If you are looking at it that way you can extrapolate that to much of the civilian population.
stevenleser
Sep 2013
#18
I'm confident I have shown how ridiculous your position is, particularly if you later cry about
stevenleser
Sep 2013
#24
As are the commissaries, exchanges, barber shops, day care centers, clubs, restaurants,
MADem
Sep 2013
#89
I have to agree. Hasan should have been treated as an enemy combatant, subject to a summary
scooter rider
Sep 2013
#32
I've no doubt he believes what he believes but I've also no doubt he is outside God's will
Nuclear Unicorn
Sep 2013
#40
Interesting that the beard became important only after he became a murderer.
brooklynite
Sep 2013
#8
The Army doesn't allow beards or side burns, only neatly trimmed mustaches.
leeroysphitz
Sep 2013
#30
Many male soldiers get shaving profiles because of the horrible in-grown hairs
TheDebbieDee
Sep 2013
#62
I knew an old salt who used to say (because they'd threatened to do away with the
MADem
Sep 2013
#97
The military does give waivers to those that have to have beards due to religion.
tammywammy
Sep 2013
#67