# Religious exemptions for military uniform rules

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-exemptions-for-military-uniform-rules/679549>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 23, 2014, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-exemptions-for-military-uniform-rules/679549 "2014-01-23T19:31:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![spotthegerbil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@spotthegerbil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spotthegerbil)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2014, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-exemptions-for-military-uniform-rules/679549/21 "2014-01-26T09:45:11Z")

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> [@sweeteviljesus](#):
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> One issue with beards is that they are supposed to prevent a proper gas mask seal. I read a story about this recently and in it, a Sikh US Army officer was saying that hey can seal his mask even with a beard.

Firemen growing beards for Up Helly Aa has caused the [closure of a fire station in Shetland](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-25884196) for similar reasons to the above.

Up Helly Aa is a fire festival. Here’s hoping nothing gets out of control.

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