How come he gets to where that on his head? That’s not fair. If I wore a cross hanging out of my uniform I would get ripped up about it. Where do we draw the line on political correctness in the military? Here’s another question… Why does the military reward failure? Don’t question me about it, because I’ve seen it…
ATTENTION SOLDIERS: If you see anything suspicious or out of place within your chain of command, report it.
U.S. Army Capt. Tejdeep Singh Rattan is making history.
This week, Rattan, who is an American Sikh, completed his nine-week basic officer training course at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio  making him the first American Sikh officer in the U.S. Army in more than 25 years.
While Sikhs used to serve in the Army while observing their religion’s requirements for wearing turbans and not shaving their hair and beards, the Army eliminated the exemption in 1984.Until now. After much advocacy from the Sikh community, the Army relented for Rattan and for a fellow Sikh who will be trained as a medic this summer.
“It was definitely a very humbling experience,” Rattan tells NPR’s Robert Siegel. “I have a lot of responsibilities on my shoulder. Not even as a soldier, but as a Sikh.” *npr.org FULL STORY
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Do 25 years in the military and make a career outta it like it he did and then you can talk.. He’s a captain and you’re a no-name blogger so that should show something… And you’re in the “reserves”, hahahaha you’re a joke dude