Highlighting concerns for Sikh Americans serving in the military, a prominent US lawmaker has urged the Pentagon to reconsider a policy that calls for a blanket beard-shaving mandate among service ...

It is unclear how the military's crackdown on facial hair will affect troops who request religious waivers to wear beards.

Congressman Thomas R. Suozzi urged the Pentagon to reevaluate its beard-shaving policy, citing concerns for Sikh, Muslim, and ...

The US\u00A0military’s new beard ban has sparked criticism from Sikh, Muslim, and Jewish communities, raising concerns over religious freedom and the dignity of minority service members.

US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth's recent remarks on military grooming standards have drawn sharp criticism from the Sikh Coalition, a leading advocacy group for Sikhs in the US military. The new ...

Congressman Thomas R Suozzi asks Pentagon to reconsider mandatory shaving policy for service members, citing religious and ...

The social justice reckoning that has taken place in the United States is very public, but in the private ranks of the military, a similar battle is being waged. Sikh Americans who serve in the U.S.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Sikh Coalition expressed deep concern over comments made by the Secretary of Defense in Quantico, Virginia, regarding military uniform and grooming standards, which immediately ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Police Department is now allowing Sikh (seek) officers to wear turbans in place of the traditional police cap and grow beards up to a half-inch long for religious reasons.

First active Sikh airman allowed to wear turban and beard in the Air Force The Air Force has agreed to a historic accommodation for a Sikh airman, saying that he will be allowed to maintain a beard ...