(09-18-2025, 08:42 AM)sahgwa Wrote: This thread seems like more of a divisive attempt than anything.
I see the gas mask thing was already mentioned. I had actually kind of forgotten about that. I think if I had a gas mask I probably would have remembered, seeing as I like having facial hair now
Lots of guys like beards. It was sort of expected before WWI when chemical warfare agents were introduced.
Stated reason "grooming standards which underpin the warrior ethos"
Warrior ethos is all manly like, like Robert E. Lee.
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The old waiver allowed up to 1/4 inch.
Now imagine a formal military formation:
Some of the troops look more manly than others.
Standing next to a manly man, the others may feel less manly.
Or the commander reviewing the troops may feel funny about the sight.
So it's for the benefit of morale of the clean shaved I suppose, and optics and what not.
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I wonder about tattoos. Hegseth likes tattoos.
What if the regs can be made to allow beard tattoos?
That would not interfere with gas masks.
There's a reason you separate military and the police. One fights the enemies of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people. - Commander William Adama
