How would it be for me as a Hijabi in bootcamp

Enlisting

I’ve wanted to enlist for a while now and finally talked to a recruiter. He said religious waivers are not an issue at all but I’m kind of skeptical of the treatment I’d get when in I guess. Idm people making silly jokes as long as it’s not absolutely racist or disrespectful though. I heard from a friend a DI saying to one of the girls to “get off her knees she’s not at her bf’s house”. This to me clearly is too far and idk if this is normal or not but I wear the hijab to uphold a modesty standard for myself and implying anything sexual about me is a hit to my beliefs. I don’t mind being insulted for my performance but commenting on stuff like that is out of line imo. Is this kind of stuff common? Is it even allowed? I just don’t want to be spoken to in a way that is degrading to my morals. I want to know in advance. Thank you

Edit: thank you for to everyone who commented for your advice. <3

Posted Jul 19, 2025, 7:49 PM UTC

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