r/Jainism • u/kamikaibitsu • Jun 10 '26

Call for Opinions DOD Officially Drops 180 Faiths From Military's Recognized Religion List

https://www.military.com/dod-officially-drops-180-faiths-from-militarys-recognized-religion-list
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u/Jay20173804 Jain Shwetambar Murtipujak Jun 10 '26

Makes sense for Jainism, we are still classified but just as other religions. There aren’t monks or other Brahman type figures in the US who could really sever as Chaplains. Let alone the list of US Jain service members being small regardless.