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      • A Marine artillery captain named Sukhbir Singh Toor has been on a mission over the past year to become the first Sikh in the United States Marine Corps allowed to openly practice his religion while in uniform.
      www.nytimes.com/2022/04/11/us/sikh-marine-lawsuit-beard-turban.html

      Sikhs Sue Marine Corps Over Restrictions on Beards

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  3. www.nytimes.com › 2021/09/26 › usThe Marines Reluctantly Let a Sikh Officer Wear a Turban. He ...

    Sep 26, 2021 · By Dave Philipps. Published Sept. 26, 2021 Updated Sept. 28, 2021. Listen to This Article. Almost every morning for five years, First Lt. Sukhbir Toor has pulled on the uniform of the United...

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  4. www.marinecorpstimes.com › news › your-marine-corpsA Sikh Marine is now allowed to wear a turban in uniform

    Oct 5, 2021 · By Philip Athey. Oct 5, 2021. First Lt. Sukhbir Toor recently was granted the ability to wear a turban in uniform as a sign of his Sikh faith. (Sikh Coalition) On Sept. 23, 1st Lt. Sukhbir...

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  5. timesofindia.indiatimes.com › world › usUS Marine Corps Sikh soldier who is first to be allowed to ...

    Mar 16, 2022 · AMBALA: United States of America's Marine Corps ( USMC) Sikh soldier Sukhbir Singh Toor, who is the first serving Sikh soldier in the forces, has been promoted to the rank of Captain from Lieutenant. In its 246-year-old history, USMC allowed Toor to wear a turban and keep a beard while performing his normal duties.

  6. indianexpress.com › article › explainedExplained: Why a Sikh officer may sue US Marine Corps

    Sep 28, 2021 · What is the case of Lt Sukhbir Singh Toor? Son of Indian immigrants, Lt Toor has grown up in Ohio and Washington. He has been a member of the Marine Corps for five years and it was after several representations and petitions that he was finally given permission by the Corps last week to wear a turban with his daily uniform.

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  7. www.marinecorpstimes.com › news › your-marine-corpsDual devotion: A Sikh Marine can now wear his turban in ...

    Nov 18, 2021 · In late September, 1st Lt. Sukhbir Toor, an ­officer with 3rd Battalion, 11th Marines, stationed in Twentynine Palms, California, donned a turban in his Marine Corps uniform for the first time....

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  8. www.military.com › daily-news › 2021/10/06This Sikh Marine Is Ready to Sue the Service to Wear a Beard ...

    Oct 6, 2021 · First Lt. Sukhbir Toor, an active-duty fire support officer for 3rd Battalion, 11th Marines, applied in March for a religious accommodation to wear a beard and turban and to not cut his...

  9. www.sikhcoalition.org › our-work › legal-and-policyEqual Opportunity in the U.S. Military - Captain Sukhbir ...

    Captain (Capt) Sukhbir Singh Toor has served and excelled in the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) since 2017. In March of 2021, with assistance from the Sikh Coalition, then 1st Lieutenant (1stLt) Toor submitted a request for an accommodation to serve with his articles of faith; he was granted a historic–but still incomplete and inadequate ...