Muslim Political Correctness Hits Army JROTC: Muslim Cadets May Now Wear Hijab in Uniform

There is about to be a change in Army uniform for JROTC cadets. The "Army of one" is starting to become the Army of political correctness that no longer focuses on building a team by wiping away individual traits. Rather it is becoming an Army with lots of labels and new rules to distinguish these differences.

When I served, the uniform of the day was one of the first lessons we learned that reminded us that we were no longer Joe cool living in the 'hood. We all wore the same uniform and the same haircuts. We were individual men that would soon be molded into a team--a team we knew we could count on. The uniform of the day appears to have its variations these days.

This change in philosophy has already been seen as our female soldiers serving in the Middle East have been covered up to meet Islamic culture's demands. Now this Muslim political correctness in infiltrating the JROTC programs in your local high school.

The following letter was written and signed by multiple members of our military outraged about the Army's decision to allow Muslim's to wear the Hijab while in uniform. Remember, this isn't a religious issue. This is about the army destroying the very foundation of team building by taking away the idea of individuals in a platoon.

Army to allow Muslim JROTC Cadets to wear HIJAB in uniform… The APA responds

On December 27, 2011, in American Patriot Alliance PAC News, Islam, by Robert Philip Dean

Honorable Larry Stubblefield
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army
1400 Defense Pentagon
Washington DC 20301-1400

December 27, 2011

Dear Secretary Stubblefield:

As Executive Director of The American Patriot Alliance, I would be remiss and derelict in my responsibilities if I were to sit idle and silently with regards to your recent decision to grant a change in Army policy in order for a young woman to wear a Hijab while in JROTC uniform. As a career Marine Corps combat veteran, I cannot recall a more potentially divisive decision ever being made against the discipline and structure of the United States Armed Forces, barring repeal of  “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”.

I am joined by numerous active duty/veteran organizations, as well as individuals, who demand this policy be immediately reversed and uniform requirements returned to their previous standards. It is our understanding you currently serve as Deputy Assistant Secretary for “Diversity and Leadership” for the Army, and while I appreciate your 30-some years of active service, I feel a need to remind you that the United States military is NOT a social experiment nor proving ground for cultural sensitivities, but rather a bedrock foundation of American survival and existence, one that is based on not only UNITY of individuals, but DISCIPLINE. Without either, our nation’s defenses would be reduced to a gathering of rag-tag militiamen with nothing more than selfish allegiance. We can welcome and celebrate the diversity of nationalities and cultures to the United States, but must stand with unwavering resolve on issues of discipline within our ranks.

Our country’s very survival is, as it has been in the past, contingent upon a uniformed and disciplined national defense force. We live in a Republic, NOT a democracy. The whims of one person do not, nor should they, dictate the policies and standards of the entire defense organization. That discipline is achieved and maintained by decisive, firm and consistent LEADERSHIP from the top down. Officers who fail to perform their duty by correcting small violations and in enforcing proper conduct are incapable of leading. It is absurd to believe that soldiers who cannot be made to wear the proper uniform can be induced to move forward in battle.  If you cannot get them to salute when they should or wear the clothes you tell them to wear, how are you going to get them to die for their country? I am reminded of the Army’s most recent deplorable “request” that female members of the U.S. military stationed in the Middle East wear Hijabs while in the communities to show respect and again, “sensitivities” to the local customs. Whilst I understand it was not “mandatory,” I am well-enough versed in military-command coercion that turns a “request” into a “command.”

One of the more unsettling aspects of your decision is its false and erroneously conceived basis that the Hijab is a core requirement within the Muslim community. There is NO doctrinal basis in the Quar’an for the adornment of either a Hijab, burka or turban. NONE! It is a mere cultural issue that in all honesty represents the degradation of women in Islam. Plain and simple. Will this now lead to the inevitable shift in policies that allow Muslims to stop all training and combat operations in theater to pray five times a day? Must we now stop serving pork-related products in chow halls because it might be OFFENSIVE to Muslims? This is setting an unprecedented shift in policy in order to accommodate a segment of society that represents less than .001% of military members. But let me move to the CORE issue involved in this situation. What is most disturbing is to once again find the names associated with and involved in this subversive effort to usurp Army rules and regulations; ones that have been linked on numerous occasions with terrorist organizations such as HAMAS and Hezbollah, and designated ‘unindicted co-conspirators’ in the Holy Land Foundation trial~ the largest terror trial in U.S history. And those names being The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and The Muslim Brotherhood.

CAIR has been involved in the slow, ever-creeping attempts to dismantle nearly every tenet of American society through Culture, Legal, Financial and Constitutional Jihad. Their end result is the complete overthrow of the American system of government in exchange for the establishment of Shari’ah Law and an Islamic Caliphate. In the view of CAIR, there can be NO assimilation of Islam or Shari’ah Law into American society or system of government. One only need to review recent history with regards to Major Nidal Hasan and PFC Nasser Abdo and his quest for “conscientious objector” status, to see a coordinated attack on institutions and foundations through intimidation, threats and legal challenge. Of these I know well, as I and my organization have been threatened with lawsuit on numerous occasions by CAIR for exposing the truth of their long-term agenda. I would suggest strongly Mr. Stubblefield you review the FBI’s most damning piece of evidence in the Holy Land Foundation trial to see the strategic objectives outlined in The Explanatory Memorandum  On The General Strategic Goal Of  The Group In North America. There is NO intended assimilation on their part into American society, culture or Constitutional structure and this most recent event is just another in a long series of actions on behalf of CAIR and The Muslim Brotherhood to disrupt and disassemble the laws by which we live. And as members of a national defense sworn to protect and defend this Nation against ALL enemies, foreign and domestic, we will not sit by and see this course of action unchallenged.

We respectfully ask that the Army REVERSE its decision and return to a foundation of decisive leadership and direction without delay. The message being sent by your decision is one that will severely distract from the core mission of our armed forces in terms of unity and cohesiveness, but more importantly, one that undermines the integrity and sacrifice of those of us who have served our military with honor and those who gave the ultimate sacrifice in her defense. I trust you will make the right decision in reviewing this case. Political Correctness wins NO wars, nor does it garner respect amongst those involved. We stand on the side of right, and we do not back down.

Sincerely,

Robert P. Dean
Executive Director
The American Patriot Alliance
USMC (Ret) 1978-2000

LtCol. Billy Duncan (USMC-Ret)
22 June 1948 – Served in E1 through E6 (Commissioned in Korea) 4 March 1952
Officer: 4 March 1952 to June 1979. 2nd Lt through Colonel, (01 through 06)
Founder, Americans & Veterans Against Jihadism

LtCol. Roman de Caesar

Troop D / 104th Air Cavalry, 28th Aviation Brigade, 28th Divison

Pennsylvania Army National Guard

September 11, 1984

January 10, 1990

Major John Cronin (USAF/Ret)
1984-2006

1stSgt. Bernard B. Dean (USMC/Ret)
Pearl Harbor Survivor, Korea, Vietnam
SMI, USMC JROTC, Catholic High School
1939-1970

MSgt. Dale E. Kennedy (USAF-RET)
Active Duty: 1968 to Dec 1978
USAFR: 1986 to 1990.
WA Air National Guard: 1990 to 1996

Kevin Perryman, E5
MI ARNG:  Sept 1991 to Sept. 2003

SFC Richard D Thompson (USA/Ret)
US Army CID Special Agent
July 1960-Aug 1980

Robert William Mock
LCpl, USMC, Feb. 1982- Oct. 1984

Ricky Godwin (USA/Ret)
US Army and SCANG, Gulf War Veteran

Sgt. John Hartley
USMC September 1966 – August 1976

Greg Sims

LCpl., USMC, 1967-1969

Elijah Abraham
Founder/Director
Center For National Security