page_title: Muslims in the United States military
hierarchical_section_title: Muslims in the United States military
caption_attribution_description: English: Imam M. Noel Jr. (identified as such in newspaper article from which photo is taken, later formally identified as Monje Malak Abd al-Muta Noel Jr, or Monje Malak Abd al-Muta'Ali, Jr.) is "frocked" by U.S. Navy Chaplain Arnold E. Resnicoff in a ceremony held at the U.S. Naval Submarine Base New London where Noel, then a "chaplain-candidate," was receiving training by Chaplain Resnicoff for future service in the Chaplain Corps, and also participating in the base's Command Religious Program, including special lectures on Islam to military personnel of all religions. "Frocking" is a Navy ceremony where an individual who has been nominated for promotion but has not yet been officially promoted is sometimes allowed to wear the insignia for that rank (although not receiving the pay or benefits accorded for it). Here, Chaplain Resnicoff attaches the shoulder boards of a Lieutenant (junior grade) to Noel's uniform, while (left to right) Rear Admiral Richard A. Buchanan (Commander, Submarine Group TWO) and Captain Leo G. Dominque (Commanding Officer of the submarine base) look on. The Imam was commissioned as a chaplain (as opposed to chaplain candidate) on August 8, 1996.
context_page_description: Service by Muslims in the United States military dates back to the American Revolutionary War where records indicate that at least a few Muslims fought on the rebel side.
  Muslims have fought in all major US wars including the War of 1812, the American Civil War, World War I, World War II, and the Vietnam War. More recently they have served in Gulf War, Iraq War, and the War in Afghanistan.
  On December 14, 1993, the Army Chief of Chaplains requested that an insignia be created to represent Muslim chaplains, and the design was completed January 8, 1994.
  In 2011 there were approximately 3,500 American Muslims serving in the United States military.
context_section_description: Service by Muslims in the  United States military dates back to the American Revolutionary War where records indicate that at least a few Muslims fought on the rebel side.
  Muslims have fought in all major US wars including the War of 1812, the American Civil War, World War I, World War II, and the Vietnam War. More recently they have served in Gulf War, Iraq War, and the War in Afghanistan.
  On December 14, 1993, the Army Chief of Chaplains requested that an insignia be created to represent Muslim chaplains, and the design (a crescent) was completed January 8, 1994.
  In 2011 there were approximately 3,500 American Muslims serving in the United States military.
caption: Frocking ceremony for U.S. Navy's first Muslim chaplain, when Navy (rabbi) Chaplain Arnold Resnicoff attaches new shoulder boards with Muslim Chaplain crescent insignia to uniform of Imam Monje Malak Abd al-Muta Noel Jr, 1996
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