Army lays out criteria for evaluating religious waivers for beards

Soldiers seeking religious waivers must be interviewed by chaplains, who will evaluate the religious basis and sincerity of ...
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Hegseth forces troops to prove 'sincerely held' religious beliefs to avoid facial hair policy

Pete Hegseth sent a memo on March 11 to military service members, telling them to apply for a religious exemption if they want to keep their beards while serving. Unless you have a beard for such ...
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Settlement reached after lawsuit claims sergeant forced Muslim inmate to shave beard against religious beliefs

DENVER (KDVR) — A settlement was reached after a lawsuit claimed that a Colorado Department of Corrections sergeant forced a Muslim man to shave his beard against his religious beliefs. In January, ...
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Jersey Shore firefighter wins court battle over growing beard on religious grounds

Atlantic City officials violated a firefighter’s religious freedom by forcing him to shave his beard, a federal appeals court ruled. Alexander Smith is an ordained Christian minister who works as a ...