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 Ceder6 weeks 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
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 III11 months ago
Sailors, Marines could see changes to how beards are accommodatedThe Department of the Navy is now examining whether changes to its beard accommodation policies would be “operationally supportable and prudent."By Irene Loewenson14 months ago
When will we learn the findings of the Navy’s beard study?Officials said a year ago that the study would finish in 2023.By Geoff Ziezulewicz16 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
