Religious Accommodations in the Armed Services

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CH (BG) Ray Bailey, U.S. Army Deputy Chief of Chaplains, testified on Religious Accommodations in the Armed Services on 29 January 2014. He was joined by Navy Chief of Chaplains and Deputy Air Force Chief of Chaplains as they met with the Armed Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Witness statements and a recording of the session are available here: http://1.usa.gov/1gtC5nA

 

 

Witnesses

Ms. Virginia Penrod 
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Personnel Policy, Department of Defense

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