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The Marine Corps has released an administrative message advising personnel of the Pentagon’s revised religious affiliation codes, requiring Marines to update their records by September 30 as minority faiths previously represented individually are consolidated into religious categories.
Following criticism over revised military faith codes, the Pentagon issued corrections as the Army rolled out new chaplain uniform policies, prompting renewed questions about representation, visibility, and support for Pagan and other minority faith communities.
An interfaith coalition of military chaplaincy endorsers, including Rev. Selena Fox of Circle Sanctuary, is urging the Pentagon to restore eliminated religious affiliation codes and adopt a more transparent review process, arguing that accurate religious identification is vital to chaplaincy support, accommodation, and religious liberty for service members.
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