Air Force changes dress code to allow Sikh and Muslim garb

Published February 14, 2020 9:46pm ET



The U.S. Air Force has updated its dress code to accommodate the religious garb of Sikhs and Muslims.

Officials finalized the new approval process last week for soldiers to have turbans, beards, uncut hair, and hijabs, according to CNN. Soldiers who are granted exceptions must keep their appearance “neat and conservative” in almost all cases.

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