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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.
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.
Tricare to cover laser treatments for troops with severe shaving bumps
The Defense Department will now pay for troops to get laser therapy for a condition that especially impacts men of African and Asian descent.
By Patricia Kime
Navy’s top personnel officer: Beards? Maybe!!!!!
The 59th Chief of Naval Personnel Vice Adm. John B. Nowell Jr. said he gets an earful about facial hair from members of his own family, too.
By Navy Times staff