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Pentagon to relax rules on personal religious wear — including beards, turbans

By sifilings on Wed, 01/22/14
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U.S. Military
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Pentagon to relax rules on personal religious wear — including beards, turbans

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Jim

NewSome interesting stats

Wed, 01/22/14

According to Defense Department statistics, which are based solely on self-reporting, there are only a handful of Sikh Americans in the military (about 3).

There are nearly 3,700 Muslims, nearly 6,300 Buddhists, and more than 1,500 Wiccans.

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