- Reaction score
- 18,271
- Points
- 1,280
Why though?The senior leadership should have NEVER let the beard thing start. IT was a can of worms from the get go. Traditionally sailors and Pioneers had beards along with those who had a "beard chit" from competent medical authorities. THAT is the way it should have stayed. To rescind it NOW would be best.
I’m being honest here - what reason (aside from operations and gas mask and whatever, in which case you can still be ordered to shave if in an area that could foreseeably be under CBRN threat) should beards not be allowed? Keep them to a short length if folks don’t want to see ZZ Top beards.
We can’t even use the “tradition” angle since the British Army, of all places, is allowing beards now.