Latest "Beards" stories

Top enlisted sailor hosts ‘ask me anything’ session on Navy Reddit

Irreverence and insight were the plan of the day when MCPON Honea came onboard the popular subreddit.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

7 days ago

New in 2023: Results of the Navy’s latest beard study coming in 2023

SECNAV mandated a renewed assessment of the beard question earlier in 2022.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

4 weeks ago

Air Force may temporarily allow beards, in the name of research

The idea would let participating airmen sport well-kept beards no longer than one-quarter inch.

By Rachel S. Cohen

5 months ago

It’s time for the Navy to allow sailors on shore duty to have short, trimmed beards

In this commentary, the author writes that the Navy's recent change to grooming standards for those who suffer from pseudofolliculitis barbae, or PFB, is a positive step, but it does not go far enough.

By John Cordle

10 months ago

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.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

10 months ago

CNP: The Navy’s not ready to ‘pull that trigger’ and change its beard policy

Chief of Naval Personnel Vice Adm. John Nowell Jr. didn’t rule out the possibility that the policy may change in the future.

By Diana Stancy Correll

2 years ago