Muslim US soldier claims she was forced to rip off her hijab
A Muslim soldier says she will sue the US Army because her commanding officer forced her to pull off her hijab, according to a report Wednesday.
Spc. Cecilia Valdovinos, who converted to Islam in 2016, says she had special permission from her brigade commander to wear the religious head covering as part of her uniform.
But during a suicide prevention briefing March 6, Valdovinos, 26, says Command Sgt. Maj. Kerstin Montoya grabbed her by the arm, took her outside and made her rip off her hijab in front of others, the Army Times reported.
“To me, it was the same thing as if they had asked someone to take their top off,” Valdovinos, who is a member of the 704th Brigade Support Battalion in Fort Carson, Colorado, told the outlet.
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When you are I the military you wear a uniform. SO WEAR THE JNIFORM!!
Poor baby ! Your hijab is NOT part of your uniform!
When you are in the military, you are suppose to follow orders., part of which is a dress coad..where is she coming off at? and Who was the officer who broke the
Your in the US MILITARY you signed up to ware the uniform of this great country’s military. She need a dishonorable discharge
This is how it starts.next we have to wait till after prayer is over before we can perform our duties of war.
Islam has no place in us millitary
There are rules you follow when you are in the military, You can’t do what you want! You are not cut out to be in the Service. You will not win if you sue, rule are rules!
Wear the uniform as prescribed! The hijab is not and has never been part of any US Military uniform. Suck it up buttercup!! Conform or leave the military !! The military is not required to conform to you or your religion! You however are required to conform to the military and its dress code! You knew that when you went in!
After being in the Navy for 20 years, I now Have a 16″ ponytail. Should I sue for having to get a haircut every week or two during my “It’s not a job, it’s an adventure”? If she read the Koran, and learned about Sharia law and still converted, then she is not intelligent enough for me to count on her to protect my America. Out, Out, Out dummy
My question is? How can she be a SPC and this issue just now comes up, what about the year or two that it took to make Specialist? Where was her Hajib during all this time?
Should apply with ISIS problem solved, nz
Probably a section 8