allowed based on policy changes made by his predecessor, Thomas H. Moorer ref name zgram http www.history.navy.mil ... the time they are growing beards, moustaches, or sideburns. ref name zgram blockquote The Navy ban ... more details
File 3ChaplainSymbols.jpg thumb right Insignias left to right for Christian, Muslim and Jewish chaplains are shown on the uniforms of three U.S. Navy chaplains, 1998. These were the only insignias in use at that time. Religious symbolism in the United States military includes the use of religious symbols for military chaplain insignia, uniforms, emblems, flags, and chapels symbolic gestures, actions, and words used in military rituals and ceremonies and religious symbols or designations used in areas such as headstones and markers in national cemeteries, and military ID tags dog tags . Symbolism sometimes includes specific images included or excluded because of religious reasons, choices involving colors with religious significance, and religious accommodation policies regarding the wear of religious apparel and grooming such as unshorn hair and beards worn for religious reasons with military uniforms. Additionally, military chaplains themselves are sometimes regarded as symbols of faith for military personnel who face challenges to their faith and values. ref name reagan http www.presidency.ucsb.edu ws index.php?pid 39775 axzz1NkjueSxo wwwpresidency.ucsb.edu , retrieved May 29, 2011. ref TOC limit limit 3 Chaplain insignia by military service Army File Shepherd s Crook Chaplain Insignia.jpg thumb left The Shepherd s Crook, the original insignia authorized for U.S. Army Chaplains, 1880 1888, and still included as part of the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps regimental insignia File Chaplain Frock Coat.jpg right thumb 300px Early Army chaplain uniforms used the color black as a symbol of a ministerial presence, before Corps insignia had been instituted File Chaplain WWI uniform.jpg thumb 150px WWI Army uniform coat with Christian Chaplain insignia File WWI Chaplain Coat.jpg thumb right 150px WWI Army dress uniform coat with Christian Chaplain insignia On July 29, 1775, the Continental Congress established the military chaplaincy, but chaplains did not wear insignia until 188 ... more details
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