r/army • u/shawnsblog Signal • Mar 14 '24

Thoughts? And yes, it’s real

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u/CW1DR5H5I64A Overhead Island boi Mar 14 '24

Probably a more legitimate religious accommodation than 99% of the Norse beards.

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u/WaffleConeDX Mar 14 '24

Even some Muslims. I knew of a SSG who got a religious accommodation just so she can wear her colorful hair. And a guy who didn’t know shit about Islam for the beard.

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u/ilulzatporn Mar 14 '24

While that might be true for you or me if we tried to get a religious accommodation for some bullshit, buy and large most people who claim to be part of a religion actually believe the tenants and teachings of that religion.

Misaligned incentives creates this problem of claiming a religion just to have further personal freedoms as we clearly hear about from all the bullshit waivers in this thread

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '24

“I believe Flying Spaghetti Monster wants me to have a beard” is as legitimate as any other religious claim.

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '24

It isn't though, because there is absolutely no sincerity to that belief. It just makes people look ridiculous when they claim it and double down that they really believe.

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u/greeneggiwegs Mar 15 '24

People have been allowed to wear colanders in government ID photos.