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Three future US Marines servicemen have moved federal court asking them to be allowed to attend elite forces training with uncut hair, beards and turbans.
According to media reports, the judges of the District of Columbia Appellate Court also heard the appeals of Akash Singh, Jaskirat Singh and Milap Singh Chahal.
A lower court had refused to allow him to do Marine Corps basic training with symbols of his religious belief, Marine Times reported. He then moved the appellate court in September. The Marine Force argues that the enforcement of the Corps’ rules is necessary for the purpose of maintaining uniformity for the sake of national interest. It is noteworthy that in Sikhism, it is mandatory for men not to cut their hair and beard and to wear a comb, kirpan, kada and a white cotton brief.