Marine Corps tightens rules on shaving waivers for medical conditionsMarines who receive beard waivers for over a year may be subject to administrative separation, according to new guidance released this week.By Riley Ceder8 weeks ago
Airmen, guardians could skip shaving under congressional planLawmakers have proposed a pilot program to see if relaxing Air Force rules on facial hair would help morale or hurt readiness.By Leo Shane III12 months ago
Air Force may temporarily allow beards, in the name of researchThe idea would let participating airmen sport well-kept beards no longer than one-quarter inch.By Rachel S. Cohen3 years ago
Racist text spurs Air Force investigation into alleged squadron job discrimination"The Air Force is looking for somebody of white complexion and with the image that [it] needs."By Rachel S. Cohen3 years ago
It’s time for the Navy to allow sailors on shore duty to have short, trimmed beards In this commentary, the author writes that the Navy's recent change to grooming standards for those who suffer from pseudofolliculitis barbae, or PFB, is a positive step, but it does not go far enough.By John Cordle3 years ago
How the Navy’s beard policy discriminates against Black sailorsSome Black sailors say the Navy's shaving policies discriminate against them due to a skin condition over which which they have no control.By Geoff Ziezulewicz3 years ago