A Marine commander tried to kill off mustaches with a mass-shave order. It didn't last long.

Marine infantry battalion backtracks on mustache ban

After initially being told to “police that moustache,” Marines in an infantry battalion based at Twentynine Palms, California can once again have a little bit of fuzz on their upper lips. A Sept. 24 memo from 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, which ended up posted on the unofficial Marine subreddit page, announced that the battalion was implementing a mustache ban due to “repeated violations of male grooming standards regarding the authorized wear of …

A Marine commander tried to kill off mustaches with a mass-shave order. It didn't last long.

Marines with 3rd Marine Division shave off their mustaches to begin a unit mustache growing contest on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Nov. 1, 2018.Sgt. Ricky Gomez/US Marine CorpsThe commander of a Marine unit in California tried to enforce a mass mustache-shave for "good order and discipline."Mustaches are allowed but must be neatly trimmed.The move comes amid a military-wide crackdown on appearance and fitness standards.A Marine unit i…