US EditionArmy lifts ban on serving soldiers having beards
- The Army has overturned a 100-year ban on beards, allowing soldiers to wear a "full set beard."
- The decision was made after a survey showed an "overwhelming majority" in favor of changing the appearance policy.
- The new policy, effective Friday, requires beards to be "neat" to maintain Army standards.
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British soldiers and officers will now be allowed to wear beards, but subject to conditions, after a rule that had been enforced for more than a century was revoked, the Times newspaper reported on Friday, quoted by the DPA and EFE agencies.
The navy and the air force have been allowing it for years. Given the low number of recruits, the British army now also has an idea: in the future, soldiers will be allowed to wear a beard. But the new freedom has limits.
British army ends century-old ban to allow troops to grow beards
Policy change stipulates ‘no patchy or uneven growth’ and allows length of up to 25.5mmAfter more than a century of having their clean-shaven chins inspected, soldiers and officers in the British army will be allowed to grow beards.The change in policy is not a chance for a hirsute free-for-all, however, as facial hair will be strictly monitored for length and grooming. Continue reading...
British army ditches no-beard rule for enlisted men, officers amid recruitment drought
Serving soldiers in the British Army were granted permission to grow beards and mustaches after a century-old ban was lifted with immediate effect Friday, bringing the service in line with the air force and navy.
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