Canadian Air Force gets its first turbanned officer

Good for him, now why is this newsworthy?

Cos he ain't white.

hehehehe

That should be on a big billboard in Surrey, but you would have to post it in Punjabi, Hindi, Sanskrit and Urdu.

and Brampton

yeah thats for sure, little (dump)india

Im with the camp that you can wear whatever you want on your own time, but there is a reason they call it a uniform. Im not just against the Sikhs, I also think that if you’re a native you should not be allowed to have a pony tail or a Mohawk. I know Streaker is going to come on and say I am a racist or a bigot, but this is just my personal opinion, I am not going to push it on to fellow soldiers. I don’t feel I am being racist at all, I just feel that special status should not be given to anyone because of your race or religion. Gender, yes, I am totally cool with women having a different dress code from men.

Hmmmmm....the RCMP don't seem to have a problem with turbans

Nope same with any job in Canada really, you could work at tim hortons and wear a turbin.... but your supposed to wear a beard net, not many places follow that rule.

Hmmmmmmmm, Ask anyone throughout the world to describe the or average Canadian. Which one would they pick? I would bet a large sum of money on the right.

This is newsworthy because it's never happened before apparently, and Canada has the whole Multiculturalism thing going on.

P.S. Where the fuck is Brampton anyway?

Also, you guys gotta admit, some fo teh stuff this guy says is pretty badass...

Im sorry many in the Air Force not are not warriors, they dont tell you what trade he is going into either. It will be interesting to see if he stays in through the whole training.

As an ex-pat Brit I can say that I have never had a problem with turbans and uniforms. Sikhs have been fighting with and for the British for generations. They have a noble warrior mentality which really is little different to the Anglo-Saxons.
When I came to Canada in 1994 the whole 'turban/rcmp/legion' thing was on the go and I always thought that the turban and red serge went well together, kind of 'Bengal Lancer' look.

I have to agree with with einsapper, Air Command is hardly the rufty-tufty outfit a real warrior joins, but hey, he is 35! Good for him though.
Personally I think all this 'look a brown guy joined up' stuff is a tad pathetic.

He's a Canadian. He joined up, good for him. End Ex.