Yes, they do. A good majority of Black men have this exemption as if shaved, their facial hair gets ingrown and it’s more than “bumps”. It’s painful and a total distraction. Imagine being in a firefight and having complete distraction from oozing, burning ingrown facial hair? Anyway, it’s realy no big deal for morale or anything.
Since when are servicemembers allowed full beards in garrison?
I've had no shave chits in the Corps. I don't think any branch explicitly allows nasty, bushy, beards.
Yeah, they can still trim them closely if they can't shave. There are inexpensive trimmers available on the market.
Yes, they do. A good majority of Black men have this exemption as if shaved, their facial hair gets ingrown and it’s more than “bumps”. It’s painful and a total distraction. Imagine being in a firefight and having complete distraction from oozing, burning ingrown facial hair? Anyway, it’s realy no big deal for morale or anything.
A depends on the branch I guess. UMSC didn’t allow you to have a full bushy beard like that, even with a no shave chit. But that was 13 years ago.