Pentagon unveils new ‘clean shaven’ grooming standards

Pentagon says troops can only be exempt from shaving their facial hair for a year

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered that troops who need an exemption from shaving their facial hair for longer than a year should now be kicked out of the service.

Pentagon Reveals 'Clean Shaven' Military Grooming Standard

In a statement on Monday, chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently directed the Services to implement the following grooming standards for facial hair following a rapid force-wide review of military standards.

Pentagon Reveals ‘Clean Shaven’ Military Grooming Standard

The Pentagon announced new grooming standards this week, including a mandate that members of the armed services be "clean shaven and neat in presentation for a proper military appearance." In a statement on Monday, chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth "recently directed the Services to implement the following grooming standards for facial hair" following a "rapid force-wide review of military standards."…

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Pentagon mandates clean-shaven standards for military men following rapid review

The Pentagon shared new grooming standards for its military personnel, directing all men to be "clean shaven."

Pentagon unveils new 'clean shaven' grooming standards

(The Hill) - The Pentagon on Monday unveiled new grooming standards, which now require service members “to be clean shaven and neat in presentation for a proper military appearance.” Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a statement Monday that following “a rapid force-wide review of military standards” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth “recently directed the Services to implement the following grooming standards for facial hair.”  "The …