Why can't we grow beards?

Grow a beard, put on a mask and enter the gas chamber. If you can show me that it seals, I’ll Support your arguement..but I don’t think I’m in danger of having to agree with your invalid point.

Your gas mask won't fit properly. The other resson it prevents lice . A clean shave and haircut makes for a better and more professional uniform appearance.

I'm a private and personally I think it looks bad when soldiers have profiles. Maybe it wouldn't look so bad longer and Fuller but the second asu's get put on it's gotta go.

So you want to grow a beard, check rog. Go SF or get out those are your options. You want to look like a video game character? Get out and go contract. Too easy you already don't have to shine boots or be a man what more you want lol

This why your a young specialist. I’m not going to start quoting AR670-1 and 601-210. The tattoo thing just changed not too long ago. Maybe a year now. Tattoos were once taboo. Now every soccer mom has them. The Army has to evolve. Now the whole thing we are letting criminals and other people in. Wrong!! Do you know to qualify for the military the percentage is less than 5% that qualify. Is everyone truthful upon enlistment? Hell no!! Do recruiters coach their potential enlistments? Hell no!! Yeah right... so the beard thing. 3 words GAS GAS GAS.. your now choking on your own puke, blurred vision and tightness of your chest. And your buddy is going to stab you with a giant needle. If you want a beard. You can always join the navy.

How long have you been in boy. I have been retired in served longer than you have been alive. You are part of the Y generation. ALL I CAN SAY IS AS A FORMER COMBAT ENGINEER. DO WHAT YOU WANT! BUT YOU WILL CAUSE THE WHOLE GROUP TO SUFFER. PEER PRESSURE IS THE BEST CORRECTIVE TRAINING!

Really brief history lesson - beards were allowed up until WWI, when it was discovered that beards interfered with the proper operation of the gas mask. They've been verboten ever since. And it's still true today. If you wear a gas mask with a beard, it leaks.

Have you ever tried to put on a gas mask with a beard or long hair so tactically does not make sense to have facial hair

You want a beard profile, go into Special Operations and spend the majority of your life in a shit hole somewhere overseas.

Hell the military in general has all sorts of things that would never happen when i was in. If they can put their masks on let them have beards. Most of these new things I wouldn't want in the military, I'll just let you all figure out what I'm talking about.