[Grooming Standards] I agree with 1LT Brantley, through the times of the military it has blended in with it's era. I believe that we should have to be clean shaving and what not while not in the uniform. The Army preaches OPSEC for where ever you are stationed. For instance I can point out a military member in an airport or a local bar or establishment. By their hair cut and clean shaven. How are we practicing good OPSEC? When you look at our foreign military partners they have beards in uniform....We are not asking for much but to have a little bit of freedom while not in uniform and it's healthily for your skin to get a break from constant shaving.
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I expect to catch a lot of "High & Tight" shaped heat rounds for this but I'm ready so fire away. My question is simple. I look back at the men and woman that served our country in the conflicts of the past, from the Revolutionary War all the way to Vietnam, and what do you see? Brave men and woman who have the appearance of the modern professional of their time. Do you know what I don't see? That's right, High & Tights, shaved heads, and crew cuts. When/why did the Army move away from maintaining a professional appearance that would fit in with any conservative Fortune 500 company of it's time to this idea that skin is the standard? (Side note, the misinterpretation by leaders of AR 670-1 astounds me. There is no 3 inch rule for hair length. Check it out.)
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