Posted on Aug 24, 2020
Can somebody give me one good reason as to why the U.S military has to shave and other NATO countries such as Germany do not?
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Gonna stir the pot up in here a bit to see what your answers are. Most countries militaries are allowed to not shave as long as it appears professional. They use protective masks as well. I wanna hear your reasons as to why the U.S Military MUST have a clean shaving appearance.
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Our regulations were written by conservative old white dudes with very parochial and arbitrary definitions of "discipline"...
"Appearance over competence" is the order of the day.
"Appearance over competence" is the order of the day.
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LCDR T.J. Smith - They're not necessarily inclusive either. Causation vs correlation.
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Textbook answer is they interfere with the seal of the mask and you need something like vaseline to aid the seal.
Real reason is "neat and professional appearance". Until the people writing the regulations believe that a scraggly 19 year old with an attempted beard, or a patchy guy with a shaving profile, look "neat and professional" that is they way it will remain.
Real reason is "neat and professional appearance". Until the people writing the regulations believe that a scraggly 19 year old with an attempted beard, or a patchy guy with a shaving profile, look "neat and professional" that is they way it will remain.
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