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The first Mountie to wear a turban retires from the RCMP
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August 6, 2019
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3:19Now PlayingThe first Mountie to wear a turban, Baltej Dhillon, is retiring from the RCMP after nearly 30 years with the force. Dhillon formally applied to the force in 1988 and passed all the entrance requirements. But at the time, the RCMP dress code banned both turbans and beards — key components of his Sikh faith.
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