New DoD Religious Affiliation Codes
A few months ago, the DoD revised its recognized religious affiliation codes (RAC). Among the many removed is Atheism. They claim that non-listed religions are consolidated into "Other Religions" and "No Religion". Marines (maybe other Services too)are now being told to update their religion in our file to one of the new codes. This seems to violate equal opportunity since they've removed so many religions yet retained many sects of Christinaity. Other popular world religions are also lumped into their larger groups, e.g., Muslim, despite its many sects. Is TST or anyone attempting to petition these new RACs and pursue any avenues to offer broader recognition? To me, "No Religion" implies no preference. I do have a preference. If the DoD is too cowardly to put Satanism on the list, the least they could do is include Atheism.