There is.
However, from the actual nature of the Citadel’s mission, lack of mandatory military obligation for its graduates unlike the FSAs or scholarship/3rd year or later ROTC cadets, the fact it had a history of discriminatory policies against various marginalized groups as recently as the '90s, and the fact its a state supported and run institution which has the burden of proving whether a given religious accommodation is “unreasonable” by the legal standards set by prior court rulings…whether the religious accommodation seeker’s request is “unreasonable” is a very open question at this point. And one where The Citadel IMHO would have a much harder case to prove…especially considering the US military already has proven to be far more flexible on this score, it has civilian students in its student body, and it doesn’t mandate all its graduates accept military commissions/joining the military upon graduation which means quite a few end up being effectively no different than a graduate from any other civilian state university*.
Notwithstanding the personal biases/prejudices of some who feel her request is excessive who are making some of the very same arguments used by pro-segregationists in the '50s and '60s regarding the integration of the armed forces, schools, and public facilities, admins/alums of The Citadel and VMI regarding the acceptance of women as cadets, or admins/alums of VMI regarding their “tradition” of mandatory mealtime prayers…all of which were found by courts to be discriminatory acts which Federal anti-discriminatory acts prohibit for state run/supported institutions.
- I.e. Allowing Sikhs to wear turbans and to grow a beard or recognizing/allowing Wiccans to practice their beliefs openly. Interesting considering there are still many fundamentalist Christians and others who harbor deep prejudices/fears because in their minds "OMG! Witches practicing witchcraft!! OMG! OMG! OMG!".
Thankfully, the Constitution and Department of Defense policies set from above mandate commanding officers and superiors provide reasonable religious accommodations notwithstanding possible personal prejudices/fears they may hold against this or any other religious minority. And if such commanding officers/superiors try to impede or otherwise act on their personal prejudices/fears…I sincerely hope there are judicial/disciplinary policies in place to hold such officers/superiors accountable.
** According to The Citadel’s own website, ~30% of graduates accept a military commission each year. Seems like ~70% graduate to be civilians no different than graduates of civilian colleges.