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3 Sikh Recruits Appeal To Wear Turbans, Beards In US Marine Corps: Report
Three prospective Sikh Marine recruits have made an emergency appeal in the US federal court that they are allowed to attend the basic training of the elite forces without having to remove their religiously mandated uncut hair, beards, and turbans.
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5 Sikhs Inducted Into US Army With Religious Accommodation
Five Sikhs have been granted approval to serve in the US Army with their religious insignia intact, days after the army issued a new regulation under which servicemen who wear turbans, hijabs or beards can be enrolled in the military.
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US Army Allows Turbans, Beards, Hijabs In Military
The US Army has issued a new regulation under which servicemen who wear turbans, hijabs or beards can now be enrolled in the military, making the force more inclusive of minority religions and cultures.
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New York Exhibition Sheds Light On Sikhs And Their Religion
Sat Hari Singh, a New York City subway operator, threw his train in reverse on 9/11 to send it away from the chaos at ground zero. Japjee Singh sued a school system in Georgia to get protections from school bullying. US Army Major Kamaljeet Singh Kalsi, a doctor, fought for the ability to wear a turban while in uniform.
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First Sikh Sworn-In As Police Officer In US City
A 28-year-old Sikh man has been sworn-in as the first officer from the community who can wear his turban and beard on work despite grooming policy that requires officers to be clean shaven in the Modesto Police Department, California.
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Sikh US Army Captain Allowed To Wear Beard, Turban In Uniform
A Sikh US Army captain has been granted a long-term religious accommodation to wear a beard, turban and uncut hair in uniform, a decision supporters hailed on Friday as a landmark that could help other religious Sikhs to serve in the military.
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Sikh Man Wins Right to Join US Army Without Removing Beard and Turban
A 20-year-old Sikh-American student has won a significant legal battle in the US with a court allowing him to enroll in an army programme without removing his articles of faith like the beard and turban.
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Pentagon eases rules on turbans, beards in US Army
The Pentagon took steps on Wednesday to give individual troops greater latitude to wear turbans, head scarfs, yarmulkes and other religious clothing with their uniforms, but advocacy groups said the new policy fell short of what they were seeking.
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Sikh soldier completes US Army training with turban on
Twenty six year old Simran Preet Singh Lamba became the first enlisted Sikh soldier in the US army in more two decades to complete basic training without shedding his turban and other articles of faith. Recruited by the Army in 2009 through the Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest (MAVNI) programme for his language skills in Punj...
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US Army gets first turbaned Sikh in decades
Capt. Tejdeep Singh Rattan, a 31-year-old dentist, graduated on Monday at Fort Sam Houston after the Army made an exemption to a uniform policy that has effectively prevented Sikhs from enlisting since 1984.
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Sikh with turban taken back in US Army
A campaign by Sikhs in America has resulted in the US Army accepting another Sikh recruit for active duty with his religious identity intact. It will be for the first time in 23 years that Sikhs will serve in the US Army with their turbans and unshorn hair.
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US Army allows Sikh in active service
Reversing its 23-year-old policy, the US Army has decided to allow a Sikh Officer to be in active service with his turban and beard.
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Facilitate us to join army: US Sikhs
Leaders of American Sikhs community have asked US lawmakers to facilitate youths to serve the US Army with their "identity".
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Lift ban on turbans: Sikhs to US military
An influential Sikh group in the US has planned to launch a campaign this Vaisakhi, demanding the US Army to end its ban on turban. Sikh Coalition said that on April 14 it would file a formal complaint with DDIG on behalf of two Sikh medical professionals, who have been told by the Army to remove their turbans and cut their unshorn hair and beards ...
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3 Sikh Recruits Appeal To Wear Turbans, Beards In US Marine Corps: Report
Three prospective Sikh Marine recruits have made an emergency appeal in the US federal court that they are allowed to attend the basic training of the elite forces without having to remove their religiously mandated uncut hair, beards, and turbans.
-
5 Sikhs Inducted Into US Army With Religious Accommodation
Five Sikhs have been granted approval to serve in the US Army with their religious insignia intact, days after the army issued a new regulation under which servicemen who wear turbans, hijabs or beards can be enrolled in the military.
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US Army Allows Turbans, Beards, Hijabs In Military
The US Army has issued a new regulation under which servicemen who wear turbans, hijabs or beards can now be enrolled in the military, making the force more inclusive of minority religions and cultures.
-
New York Exhibition Sheds Light On Sikhs And Their Religion
Sat Hari Singh, a New York City subway operator, threw his train in reverse on 9/11 to send it away from the chaos at ground zero. Japjee Singh sued a school system in Georgia to get protections from school bullying. US Army Major Kamaljeet Singh Kalsi, a doctor, fought for the ability to wear a turban while in uniform.
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First Sikh Sworn-In As Police Officer In US City
A 28-year-old Sikh man has been sworn-in as the first officer from the community who can wear his turban and beard on work despite grooming policy that requires officers to be clean shaven in the Modesto Police Department, California.
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Sikh US Army Captain Allowed To Wear Beard, Turban In Uniform
A Sikh US Army captain has been granted a long-term religious accommodation to wear a beard, turban and uncut hair in uniform, a decision supporters hailed on Friday as a landmark that could help other religious Sikhs to serve in the military.
-
Sikh Man Wins Right to Join US Army Without Removing Beard and Turban
A 20-year-old Sikh-American student has won a significant legal battle in the US with a court allowing him to enroll in an army programme without removing his articles of faith like the beard and turban.
-
Pentagon eases rules on turbans, beards in US Army
The Pentagon took steps on Wednesday to give individual troops greater latitude to wear turbans, head scarfs, yarmulkes and other religious clothing with their uniforms, but advocacy groups said the new policy fell short of what they were seeking.
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Sikh soldier completes US Army training with turban on
Twenty six year old Simran Preet Singh Lamba became the first enlisted Sikh soldier in the US army in more two decades to complete basic training without shedding his turban and other articles of faith. Recruited by the Army in 2009 through the Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest (MAVNI) programme for his language skills in Punj...
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US Army gets first turbaned Sikh in decades
Capt. Tejdeep Singh Rattan, a 31-year-old dentist, graduated on Monday at Fort Sam Houston after the Army made an exemption to a uniform policy that has effectively prevented Sikhs from enlisting since 1984.
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Sikh with turban taken back in US Army
A campaign by Sikhs in America has resulted in the US Army accepting another Sikh recruit for active duty with his religious identity intact. It will be for the first time in 23 years that Sikhs will serve in the US Army with their turbans and unshorn hair.
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US Army allows Sikh in active service
Reversing its 23-year-old policy, the US Army has decided to allow a Sikh Officer to be in active service with his turban and beard.
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Facilitate us to join army: US Sikhs
Leaders of American Sikhs community have asked US lawmakers to facilitate youths to serve the US Army with their "identity".
-
Lift ban on turbans: Sikhs to US military
An influential Sikh group in the US has planned to launch a campaign this Vaisakhi, demanding the US Army to end its ban on turban. Sikh Coalition said that on April 14 it would file a formal complaint with DDIG on behalf of two Sikh medical professionals, who have been told by the Army to remove their turbans and cut their unshorn hair and beards ...
