09-17-2025, 08:17 PM
(09-17-2025, 01:41 PM)Bootless Wrote: Have you ever heard of shaving waivers?
It's because of a condition called Pseudofolliculitis barbae
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It predominantly effects black men on account of the tight curly hair. "It occurs when hair curls back into the skin after shaving, causing inflammation, redness, and bumps."
"The most efficient prevention is to grow a beard. For men who are required to, or simply prefer to shave, studies show the optimal length to be about 0.5 mm to 1 mm to prevent the hair growing back into the skin."
That's what shaving waivers allow for, close trim rather than close shave.
But SecWar Hegseth wants to limit waivers to one year, then it's termination or unspecified treatment. Expect an exodus of many black men from the U.S. Military.
What's magic about 1 year?
If there is some military related purpose to this decision that will improve military readiness/effectiveness, then why not implement it now, and improve readiness/effectiveness immediately? And if there is, then why not state what that purpose is and what the cost-effectiveness calculation was that supports that decision, as compared to just leaving the same policy in place that has apparently been working fine up to now? And why not figure out what the effect of this will be on the already poor ability of the military to attract and retain recruits and then release the results of that study?
And if none of this happens, then I guess we will have to admit that this is a blatantly racist action.
