*Take a position and thoroughly explain your stand. Support your position with legitimate backings from the Constitution (Bill of Rights) and knowledge gained from a textbook Case #1 (I picked the easier one) An inactive orthodox Jew and an ordained rabbi was accepted into the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program to work towards a doctorate. After completing his Ph.D. in psychology, he entered active service in the Air Force as a commissioned officer in Riverside, California, and served as a clinical psychologist at the mental health clinic on the base. For years, he practiced wearing his yarmulke without controversy. However, when he had to testify as a defense witness at a court-martial, a government attorney complained about his wearing the yarmulke, which was a violation of the Air Force Regulation 35-10. It states that “headgear will not be worn… while indoors except by armed security police in the performance of their duties.” Subsequently, his commanding officer at the hospital informed him that he violated the code and ordered him not to wear his yarmulke while in uniform outside and inside the hospital. He refused and sued the Secretary of Defense for Free Exercise Clause violations. Who is right? Why? The total length of this journal essay should be 1 ½ to 2 pages. 2 sources should be fine.
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