A federal judge this month ordered the Marine Corps to allow a Sikh recruit to keep his long hair, beard and “articles of faith” while he’s in boot bamp.
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The Marines cannot require the recruit, Jaskirat Singh, “to shave or otherwise cut the hair on his head or shave or otherwise cut his beard” in order to enter boot camp, District Court Judge Richard J. Leon ordered on April 18, nearly one year after three members of the Sikh faith — along with Jewish and Muslim recruits — sued the Marines over religious accommodations.
Similar grooming requirements exist for his service uniform and the Marine Pattern Combat Utility Uniform, or MARPAT, and the service’s physical training uniform. In the latter cases, he will have to wear a smaller turban called a “parna” that can be worn under a combat helmet.
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