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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?
Uniforms
DA Pam 670-1
Facial Hair
Professionalism
Grooming Standards
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Unless your a Shihk no beards. For every 3 days for 22 years I shaved. Even if I was I the field , I shaved.
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Only specialize units like Delta and some other can get away with beards. Clean cut is the protocol.
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I was stationed in West Germany in the early 70’s when the directive come down from Brigade HQS allowing mustaches and from that point it went haywire as each person thought they were the only one who could do what they wanted in there mustache. It created a big headache trying to police the problem so keep it simple and clean faced is the way.
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Always thought Beards were banned during WWI because soldiers couldn't get a proper seal on their gas mask.
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I see nothing wrong with having a beard while in the military. I wore a beard while in the Navy until 1986 when the powers that be decided to ban beards.
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Because AR 670-1, that's why. It detracts from the professional appearance of the uniform.
Unofficially, my guess would be so they don't give all the Sergeants Major in the Army an aneurism.
Unofficially, my guess would be so they don't give all the Sergeants Major in the Army an aneurism.
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The better question is; why is everyone all about growing a beard??? How is that important to the mission and why is it so important to the Soldier personally? You knew before you joined you can't grow a beard.
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