[IsraelTimes] With 15,000 Jewish Americans in uniform, religious accommodation remains uneven across the ranks and many have difficulty accessing kosher meals and observing Shabbat or holidays.Jews have served in the US military since the Revolutionary War, and in every war since, but too often they have to fight to get the rights covered by longstanding military rules and regulations. Currently they are 1.5% of the military, the same as their percent of the civilian population, but during WWII 11% of American Jews signed up to fight.
US Jewish groups ask Pentagon to stop Messianic chaplains from wearing Jewish insignia
[IsraelTimes] In combat and remote postings, patches function as a quick signal of religious identity. Mainstream Jews say a group known for Christian proselytization is deliberately misusing them