Posted on Dec 30, 2019
By the hammer of Thor! A Nevada National Guard soldier can nowrock a Norse beard
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Ok this is absurd. Norse Pagan is a recognized religion by our military. Well if Wicka is recognized then why not. Hahaha! I’d converted if it means rocking a cool beard as a tank PL.
By the hammer of Thor! A Nevada National Guard soldier can nowrock a Norse beard
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Thank you for the interesting share sir, means that there will be others that will want to do it too.
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In the Military.com article, they address the chemical threat issue: "But his waiver for the groomed, maximum 2-inch beard could be suspended at any point if there's a "threat of toxic exposure" in Afghanistan."
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/12/30/pagan-nevada-guard-soldier-gets-waiver-grow-beard-more-may-follow.html
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/12/30/pagan-nevada-guard-soldier-gets-waiver-grow-beard-more-may-follow.html
Pagan Nevada Guard Soldier Gets Waiver to Grow Beard; More May Follow
The Nevada Army Guard's first religious accommodation waiver granted a Norse Pagan soldier permission to grow a beard.
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MAJ James Woods
Yeah everyone brings up the concern about effective seals with a protective mask in regards to NBC and facial hair. Yet I have to wonder if that’s more to do with the specific types of masks we used consider it other militaries have less stringent grooming standards yet still provide NBC masks and training to their troops. Either way if the threat of bio-chem attack is severely high I assume he and other religious exemptions would take that into account and do what’s in best interest for themselves.
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Men with beards have a bit more trouble finding a gas mask that will seal appropriately in order to function effectively. We are about to provide useful
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