【9月17日】看軍聞學英語

■泰戈爾

原文：

The Department of the Air Force updated its religious accommodation request process in an effort to align with the Pentagon’s recent policy change to religious exemptions and grooming standards.

Changes to the process for airmen and guardians are vast and include items such as the termination of the Religious Resolution Teams and changes to the application process and military chaplains’ involvement, according to a Friday Air Force release.

"This updated guidance ensures a critical balance between accommodating the sincerely held religious beliefs of our airmen and guardians and maintaining the rigorous safety and readiness standards required for operational superiority," Richard Anderson, assistant secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, said in the release.

The Religious Resolutions Teams were previously used by the department to process, review and determine the result of a service member’s religious accommodation request. Now, unit commanders will assess the requests without calling on a formalized board through acquiring chaplain, legal and subject-matter input, per the release.

中譯：

美國空軍部更新其「宗教豁免」申請程序，以符合五角大廈近期針對宗教豁免與儀容標準政策變更。

根據空軍週五發布的一份新聞稿，針對空軍官兵與太空軍官兵申請程序的修改幅度相當巨大，其中包括終止「宗教解決小組」、調整申請流程，以及改變隨軍牧師的參與方式。

空軍人力與後備事務助理部長安德森在新聞稿中表示：「這份更新後的指導方針，確保了在『尊重空軍與太空軍官兵真誠持有的宗教信仰』與『維持作戰優勢所需的嚴格安全與戰備標準』之間，達成關鍵的平衡。」

「宗教解決小組」先前被空軍部用來處理、審查並決定官兵宗教便利化申請的結果。新聞稿指出，現在各單位的「部隊指揮官」將直接評估這些申請，無需召集正式的委員會，而是改為獲取隨軍牧師、法律顧問及相關業務主管的意見。

-關鍵軍語-

※religious accommodation：宗教豁免

※grooming standards：儀容標準