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2 Sikhs can now enter Marine boot camp with turbans and beards
The Corps has maintained that exceptions to its grooming standards for recruits would make it harder to instill in them a spirit of uniformity.
Appeals court weighs order to force Corps to accommodate Sikhs
Sikh plaintiffs maintain that rules forbidding them from wearing their articles of faith in boot camp violate their religious liberty.
Former Army secretary urges Corps to accommodate Sikhs in boot camp
A three-judge panel will hear oral argument on whether to issue an injunction allowing the plaintiffs to enter boot camp with their articles of faith.
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