Hey man, you're the one that used a photo out of context to try and prove your point. I simply pointed it out for ya.
I don't think anyone said the DoD won't allow exception policies. I even admitted I was wrong on that from my older posts once you pointed it out. Doesn't mean we agree that it's right or that you should be able to use your religion as an excuse to skirt the standards. Because like it or not, those are EXCEPTION policies, not standard policies.
I don't agree with having an exception policy to grooming standards based on religion. It's that simple. You don't have to like it, it's how it is.
As for your snippy remark about this being a call of duty site. You might want to watch how you attempt to smack others service there Mr 11C10, keep it civil and don't go that route because your background won't match a lot of the guys on this board.
Now chill out and put on your big boy pants and let's either continue the discussion or call it quits.
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And for Clockwise, you might want to read the recent posts posts dude. :wink:
So let me get this straight.
#1 Its okay for someone else to say vulgar terms against me.
#2 When I use a perfectly normal term to criticize someone, it's wrong.
#3 Official Documents from the DOD don't mean anything?
#4 I am somehow wrong, only because my faith in G-d comes before anything else.
If I am suddenly a bad soldier and a bad person by world standards for believing in my G-d above anything else, while I performed my duties in a professional military manner, while following the rules layed out before me that protect my ability to do so, then so be it. I will not put a worldly standard before one from G-d.
If I would have been punished for wearing my facial hair, then oh well. I would have taken it and refused to trim the sides of my beard, "Sideburns". For what are you fighting for if someone cannot openly believe in what they want? What constitution are you protecting if you deny that right?
If you don't fight to protect the rights that are given to us, then what good is anything? Just might as well let them take away our firearms too. Oh and freedom of speech.
I am only trying to prove the point that people need to think on a bigger scale than just the remedial tasks that most soldiers are assigned. Think of the big picture. What is your main goal? To Defend the Constitution!
I'm not trying to have a "my dad can kick your dad's butt" argument, like some people have made it into..... not you, mainly the guy who isn't even from our country telling me to F Off, when he hasn't a clue what the rules are. I'm simply just outwardly showing my belief in the constitution, and the Freedoms in which it stands for.
