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Army updates facial hair policy, requires exemptions and shaving plan

Soldiers who cannot comply within a reasonable timeframe may be administratively separated.

4 days ago

Navy did not document changes to recruitment procedures, watchdog says

The Navy reached its recruitment goal in fiscal 2024 by working through a backlog of 8,600 medical waivers, recruiting 5,845 sailors in the process.

9 days ago

Hegseth orders review of military grooming and fitness standards

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered senior Pentagon leadership to review how and why grooming standards, including beards, have changed since 2015.

4 months ago

Air Force tightens rules on shaving waivers, uniform patches

Under new Air Force standards, fewer airmen will be able to secure shaving waivers that allow them to grow beards.

By Stephen Losey

5 months ago

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.

By Stephen Losey

7 months ago

Are these former officers about to change the Navy shaving game?

The Razor Rinser offers an easier and cleaner way to shave while underway, according to its inventors.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

13 months ago