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3 Sikhs keep fighting to go to Marine boot camp with turbans, beards
The Marine Corps has said it would allow the men to wear the articles of faith with limitations once the 13 weeks of boot camp conclude.
Judge declined to halt ban on religious articles in Marine boot camp
The Marine Corps, unlike other services, does not allow religious articles of faith in recruit training, such as a Sikh beard or turban.
By Todd South
Sikh Marine captain, poolees file federal lawsuit alleging discrimination
The co-defendant urge the Corps to lift restrictions on the practice of their faith while in combat or recruit training.
By Todd South
How the US military embraced America’s religious diversity
In 1917, when the United States entered World War I, the chaplaincy was a majority white and fully Christian organization. That changed.
By Ronit Y. Stahl, University of California, Berkeley
Soldiers, families recall 2016 Fort Hood training accident that killed 9 troops
Current and former service members remember the fallen of a 2016 training accident that killed eight soldiers and a West Point cadet.
By David A. Bryant, Killeen (Texas) Daily Herald via the AP