U.S. Army soldiers who rely on prolonged shaving waivers could potentially face separation under a new policy. That could particularly impact Black soldiers who rely on waivers to avoid a skin ...

Troops who currently need shaving waivers for more than a year could face separation under changes announced in a memo from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who is calling for a “clean shaven” military ...

Marine Cpl. Nhien Do shaves at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, November 2023. (Sgt. Alyssa Chuluda/U.S. Marine Corps) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s pursuit of a clean-shaven ...

The new face of the military will be one without facial hair, even if that means enduring painful razor bumps. Service members who require a medical shaving waiver for more than one year must be ...

The Army is eliminating permanent shaving waivers and will boot soldiers who can't meet grooming requirements, even those with medical conditions that make shaving painful or harmful, a controversial ...

Soldiers with skin conditions like razor bumps will no longer be granted permanent medical waivers that allow them to grow beards and could be kicked out of the Army if they are not clean shaven. By ...

The Pentagon shared new grooming standards for its military personnel, directing all men to be “clean shaven.” “The grooming standard set by the U.S. military is to be clean shaven and neat in ...