Towards_the_gap
Sr. Member
- Reaction score
- 3
- Points
- 230
The only time I've seen a muslim encounter a negative reaction was when it was entirely his fault. Said individual lived quite a 'haram' lifestyle (booze, women, illicit drugs, chronic lateness, and I should think he was a bit behind on his zakat after all that), yet when the book was thrown at him for AWOL/discipline issues, he pulled every card for religious accommodation, ie halal meals, timings adjusted for daily prayers, etc etc. Now the accommodation of religion isn't what pissed anyone off, it was the hypocrisy of this individual who was quite blatantly 'pulling a card'.
Any other muslim I've met in the forces did his/her thing, nobody really cared about it, if anything it made the rounds easier in the mess cause it was one less alcoholic drink to buy.
You might feel a bit 'outside the tribe' right now as a multi-cultural urbanite, but give it 6 months should you get in, you'll belong to a whole new tribe, one that doesn't give a crap who you pray to.
Any other muslim I've met in the forces did his/her thing, nobody really cared about it, if anything it made the rounds easier in the mess cause it was one less alcoholic drink to buy.
You might feel a bit 'outside the tribe' right now as a multi-cultural urbanite, but give it 6 months should you get in, you'll belong to a whole new tribe, one that doesn't give a crap who you pray to.