Army Specialist Isaac Sims filed his Form 700-2 to receive religious accommodation at Fort Hood in Texas. This form is used to request exemption from certain uniform and grooming regulations based on religious beliefs. Sims is a Muslim and believes that it is against his faith to cut his hair short. He has asked for an exemption from the Army's regulation that requires all soldiers to keep their hair shorter than one inch. According to military law, the decision on whether or not to approve an accommodation request lies with the individual's commanding officer. In this case, Colonel John Cunningham, the commanding officer of Fort Hood, denied Sims' request. This story brings up several important questions about religious accommodation in the military. What are the Army's regulations for granting exemptions based on religious beliefs? How do commanders decide which requests to approve? And what happens when there is a conflict between a soldier's religious beliefs and military regu
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Form Name | Fort Hood Form 700 2 |
Form Length | 1 pages |
Fillable? | No |
Fillable fields | 0 |
Avg. time to fill out | 15 sec |
Other names | fh form 40, OBSOELTE, AAC, UIC |
SENSITIVE ITEMS TRANSACTION LIST
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FORT HOOD FORM |
REPLACES FHT FORM |
APD PE v1.00ES |
PURE EDGE CONVERSION JAN 2010 J. SUTTON