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The Army allows people with full sleeve tattoos, criminal history, drug/alcohol abuse problems, overweight people, and now psychotic people serve in the military. Clearly the Army isn't worried about looking professional or being professional. Numerous other Allied nations allow their service members to grow beards and have no problem with their SMs utilizing gas masks. Uniformity definitely isn't an issue either, since we have different hairstyles, uniforms, etc. What are your thoughts on this?
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Edited 8 y ago
Posted 8 y ago
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If you dress professional , look professional, act professional, it makes you think professional, you live longer in or out of combat
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As far as I am aware, beards are no longer allowed since WW I when gas was utilized as a weapon and gas masks couldn’t maintain a good seal because of facial hair creating that one gap in the seal and compromising the soldier. If anything, I feel it’s still in place to this day in regards to gas masks and beards as a better safe than sorry situation. After all, bullet wounds are easier to treat in the field than the inside of your lungs.
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Have you ever been in the gas chamber? Your pro mask won’t work very well with a beard. I’d say go SF if you want the beard my friend.
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I believe the rule about facial hair has more to do with chem warfare..... being able to seal the gas mask.
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No beard = wear a PT belt even though you have reflective clothing on OR are down range.......Freaking ridiculous, outdated concepts that 1SGs and CSMs want let go of because they have to have something to be c#$ks about....(see also-don't walk on the grass).
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When I was active duty Army we couldn’t have beards because it kept us from a good seal when utilizing our gas masks.
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As a First responder no Beard was allowed. With a Full Beard could not guarantee proper fit every time when Dressed for Action.
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