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After Legal Battles, Sikh Graduates Marine Corps Boot Camp with Beard, Turban
Military.com via Yahoo News· 10 months agoIn a historic legal win for religious freedom in the military, a member of the Sikh community...
In 1st, Sikh man graduates from Marine boot camp with turban, beard
Marine Corps Times via Yahoo News· 10 months agoEach morning at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Jaskirat Singh and his fellow male recruits...
Here’s how the Corps will accommodate a Sikh recruit in boot camp
Marine Corps Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA judge has laid out grooming accommodations that the Marine Corps must offer to a Sikh soon-to-be...
First Sikh Marine Recruits Hope to Start Training in Weeks After Legal Win
Military.com via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTwo Sikh men are looking forward to being at boot camp in the coming weeks after a federal appeals...
AFROTC grants accommodations for first Sikh cadet
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE - The Air Force has granted religious accommodations for Air Force ROTC’s first Sikh cadet. Cadet Gursharan Virk, a sophomore...
Salem Sikh community hosts service project to honor mass shooting victims
Statesman Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTen years ago, a white supremacist shot and killed six Sikh worshippers in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. A...
Appeals court rules Sikh recruits can keep beards at Marine boot camp
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoU.S. Marine recruits who identify as Sikhs can keep their beards and long hair when they train at...
University of Iowa ROTC cadet is first in nation to receive uniform accommodations for his Sikh...
Iowa City Press-Citizen via Yahoo News· 2 years agoUniversity of Iowa student Gursharan Virk's childhood home was next to an airport in India. Every...
Three Marine Recruits Make Emergency Appeal in Court to Keep Beards at Boot Camp
Military.com via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThree Sikh recruits fought for an emergency appeal in federal court on Tuesday, citing their...
Sikh Air Force Cadet's Religious Identity In U.S. Military
Newsy via AOL· 2 years agoGursharan Virk, a 21-year-old University of Iowa student, starts his day at 5:30 a.m. One of his roommates helps him shake the wrinkles off his turban. Virk is Sikh; it's a monotheistic religion ...