Hegseth orders review of military grooming and fitness standards
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered senior Pentagon leadership to review how and why grooming standards, including beards, have changed since 2015.
By Riley Ceder
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When will we learn the findings of the Navy’s beard study?
Officials said a year ago that the study would finish in 2023.
How the Navy’s beard policy discriminates against Black sailors
Some Black sailors say the Navy's shaving policies discriminate against them due to a skin condition over which which they have no control.
Are you a Black sailor afflicted with razor bumps? We’d like to hear from you
Pseudofolliculitis barbae, or PFB, afflicts roughly 60 percent of Black men.
Female soldiers celebrate the Army’s new ponytail, braid policy
It's the first day of a new hair era for the Army. Here's how it's going.
By Sarah Sicard