Air Force expands waivers for recruits with asthma, food allergiesThe waivers are part of an effort to boost recruitment numbers after the service failed to meet its recruiting goals in 2023.By Riley Ceder5 months ago
Air Force would study allowing beards under proposed defense billThe 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 Losey5 months ago
Navajo Marine says religious waiver will help recruit more personnel Cpl. Bradford Flores was granted a religious waiver to grow his hair out in honor of his Navajo heritage.By Riley Ceder10 months ago
Army grants 271 recruits a second chance through medical waiver pilotAn Army pilot program has given a second chance at military service to hundreds of prospective recruits who were previously denied waivers.By Hope Hodge Seck10 months 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
Military cases of condition made worse by shaving have skyrocketedAs multiple services consider relaxing or amending the military-wide prohibition on beards, data shows that cases of pseudofolliculitis barbae are soaring.By Hope Hodge Seck20 months ago