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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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The primary reason for shaving is to promote personal hygiene in the field. It is the same reason the military requires short haircuts. As a Marine, it would very much disturb me to see these regs compromised.
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As my mother used to say to my siblings and me," I give you an inch and you take a mile!" When I joined the Navy in 1983 sailors were aloud to have beards, however by 1985 they were eliminated. The main reason they say was because PPE didn't fit properly with the beard causing toxins to leak into the mask. Anther reason is because some sailors could not keep it within regulations.
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Although beards were obviously tolerated in the Civil War, by WWI, they were not allowed for two main reasons... Proper fit of gas masks as well as good hygiene
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Because YOU are not in a "Protected Class" nor do you "Self Identify" as a Basset Hound
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Look at the people getting barred from renlistment over tatoos and other things.
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One reason we can’t have beards is due to professionalism; looking respectable and professional. The other reason we can’t have beards is in the off chance we are engaged in a CBRN environment, our gas masks don’t seal properly with facial hair. That’s why we can have mustaches but not beards, the mustache is “contained” within the mask. Firefighters follow the same rule because of their masks as well.
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Most shaving products, including the foaming creams and razors are spiked with anti-bacterial agents. These agents combined with the antiseptic action of the after-shave ensure that the skin is kept free from fungal or bacterial infections. This is the easiest way to ensure that your skin is able to neutralize the daily danger of skin infections.
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SSG Roger Ayscue
That's like the 2nd Brigade, 82d Airborne (325 AIR) Commander who stood up and said that the air passing through the front of the Kevlar Brain Bucket would actually work as " Air Conditioning" and by wearing the Ballistic Beret you would stay cooler.....There is a bell First Sergeant and I am ringing that bastard as hard as I can.
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What happens in the off chance that you are put in a hand to hand combat situation, you want that enemy to have the opportunity and option the pull you to the ground by you’re beard and kill you? Just another reason why.
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