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Army regs be dashed - she wants to wear hijab

A national security expert says political correctness may once again prevail in the case of a female Muslim student who wants to wear a headscarf with her Army uniform during ROTC events.

The U.S. Army recently granted an exemption to a captain who wanted to wear a beard and turban in accordance with his Sikh faith. Now the historic Citadel military academy in Charleston, South Carolina, is considering whether to grant the request of a female student who wants to wear a Muslim head scarf, known as a "hijab."

(04-25-2016, 12:41 PM)LisaJarratt Wrote: [ -> ]Army regs be dashed - she wants to wear hijab

A national security expert says political correctness may once again prevail in the case of a female Muslim student who wants to wear a headscarf with her Army uniform during ROTC events.

The U.S. Army recently granted an exemption to a captain who wanted to wear a beard and turban in accordance with his Sikh faith. Now the historic Citadel military academy in Charleston, South Carolina, is considering whether to grant the request of a female student who wants to wear a Muslim head scarf, known as a "hijab."

Two sides to looking at this. If you break down in military uniformity, than where does it end? On the other hand, we'd like to be as accomodating as possible, but not at the expense of uniformity. This muslim is already setting herself apart as an "outsider" My thoughts would be to deny her that request.