04-05-2016, 11:49 PM
(04-05-2016, 06:13 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: No rights are without limits, but where do you draw the line? Does the religious exemption for a turban and beard create enough of a reason to deny someone the right to defend their country if they can perform the duties as well as any other military personnel?
Why should his religious rights trump the rights of an adult to get a tattoo? Plenty of people have been rejected because of tattoos.
There are rules and regulations. And you give up a lot joining the military. If you cant comply dont join. No one made you.
You have the right to be a racist bigot. Does that mean the dude with giant swatstika tattoos gets to join?
My point is the exemption is bad business. Will it kill him to not grow a beard and not wear a turban? No. So go do that when you become a civilian. Until then put on the proper uniform and follow the rules like everybody else serving along side you.
Officers in the military have better things to do than listing to individual arguements about why they shouldnt have to wear the same uniform as everybody else.
