Sikhs in the United States military (original) (raw)

There have been Sikhs in the United States military since World War I. Sikhs and Sikh Americans have served through all subsequent wars until the present day. Since the 1980s, observant Sikhs have faced difficulty in serving due to a discontinuation of exemptions to uniform standards which previously allowed Sikhs to maintain their religiously-mandated beards and turbans while in uniform.