Marine Corps tightens rules on shaving waivers for medical conditions
Marines who receive beard waivers for over a year may be subject to administrative separation, according to new guidance released this week.
By Riley Ceder
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Air Force would study allowing beards under proposed defense bill
The Air Force currently bars airmen and guardians from growing beards, except for those who have a shaving waiver for medical or religious reasons.
Sailors, Marines could see changes to how beards are accommodated
The Department of the Navy is now examining whether changes to its beard accommodation policies would be “operationally supportable and prudent."
Military cases of condition made worse by shaving have skyrocketed
As multiple services consider relaxing or amending the military-wide prohibition on beards, data shows that cases of pseudofolliculitis barbae are soaring.
Shaving the Sergeant Major of the Army? There’s an app for that.
The game lets you "help SMA Weimer become a better soldier and a better man by shaving off his beard."
By Davis Winkie