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Defense Department slashes its religious designations list from more than 200 choices to 31

Defense Department slashes its religious designations list from more than 200 choices to 31

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What happened Defense Department slashes its religious designations list from more than 200 choices to 31.
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Left / center-leftDefense Department slashes its religious designations list from more than 200 choices to 31

Las Vegas Sun · Center-left · News report

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Right / center-rightPentagon Cuts Recognized Religious Codes From More Than 200 to 31

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Las Vegas SunNews report · Jun 5, 9:42 PM

Defense Department slashes its religious designations list from more than 200 choices to 31

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Defense Department slashes its religious designations list from more than 200 choices to 31

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American GreatnessNews report · Jun 5, 9:08 AM

Pentagon Cuts Recognized Religious Codes From More Than 200 to 31

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The Pentagon has dramatically reduced the number of religious affiliation codes recognized by the military, trimming the list from more than 200 designations to just […] Source

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Jun 5, 9:08 AM: American Greatness joined the source map.

Jun 5, 9:42 PM: Las Vegas Sun joined the source map.

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