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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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Because some will look like Stonewall Jackson....And the whimpy GI's will look like shit.
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In the Navy '78-'82 Beards were allowed you had to keep them trimmed and your neck clean shaven as to allow a good seal with your OBA (Oxygen Breathing Apparatus ) & Gas mask.
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Try wearing a beard during NBC training. They'll probably let you just for the lesson and laughs!
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If it is for looks....appearance...that the US Army enforces the no beards (Unless you are in a specific protected class), then by all that is holy, a MALE in a Dress should draw way way more crosswise glances than a PFC in a beard.
I will state again, you can walk on all fours, peeing on trees and barking at people, and that does not make you a Beagle...Nope...I think the term Psychotic does in fact apply.
I will state again, you can walk on all fours, peeing on trees and barking at people, and that does not make you a Beagle...Nope...I think the term Psychotic does in fact apply.
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The beard fails to allow the gas mask to seal AND in a gas Attack YOU DIE! Other countries don’t care because they have tons of bodies or religious reasons for the beards.
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