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The Army allows people with full sleeve tattoos, criminal history, drug/alcohol abuse problems, overweight people, and now psychotic people serve in the military. Clearly the Army isn't worried about looking professional or being professional. Numerous other Allied nations allow their service members to grow beards and have no problem with their SMs utilizing gas masks. Uniformity definitely isn't an issue either, since we have different hairstyles, uniforms, etc. What are your thoughts on this?
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I got in trouble once for asking a female Major if she had a shaving profile. Good Times!
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SPC Ron Salsbury
Damn funny MSG Colby, this is why I am finding myself gender confused, with all the different identities now a days, I cannot tell the difference anymore. This is why I choose to pee outdoors, because I can stand and it is gender neutral, the critters don't judge and don't care!!!!! HHHHaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!
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SGT (Join to see) Being disrespectful to another SM is unacceptable and if that's how you feel and are still in then its time to get out as there is no place for you in the military.
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Lisa, pushing the limits and being disrespectful aren't synonymous.
But thank you for your feedback.
But thank you for your feedback.
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"The Army allows people with full sleeve tattoos, criminal history, drug/alcohol abuse problems, overweight people, and now psychotic people serve in the military."
Not sure what Army you are talking about, with the exception of the tattoos, I really don't believe the Army or any other service, knowingly, allow these issues to the extreme that you are insinuating. We are not like other countries in the way we run our armed forces which is why we are the best in the world. Facial hair has many detractors both in the field and in garrison. Professional appearance is important and policing facial hair is nothing but a headache for commands.
Not sure what Army you are talking about, with the exception of the tattoos, I really don't believe the Army or any other service, knowingly, allow these issues to the extreme that you are insinuating. We are not like other countries in the way we run our armed forces which is why we are the best in the world. Facial hair has many detractors both in the field and in garrison. Professional appearance is important and policing facial hair is nothing but a headache for commands.
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CPL Earl Kochis
Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen thank you sir it amazes me how many soldiers have no common sense!
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Gas masks have problems sesling if you have a beard and the enemy is not going to allow you time to shave before putting on your gas mask.
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CSM (Join to see) I don't see how a gas mask can properly seal over a beard. I doubt it could. So no beard.
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Because you are in the Armed Forces, and there are grooming standards that must be maintained.
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GySgt Charles O'Connell Oh... but, there is quite the assortment of mustaches across the Corps that fall within the regs.
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GySgt Charles O'Connell
MGySgt (Join to see) - My answer to the original question" Why Can't We Grow Beards?", I thought, was pretty straight forward, "Because you are in the Armed Forces, and there are grooming standards that must be maintained". Of course I recognize that certain operational requirements may necessitate deviation from, or hinder, adherence to grooming standards, i.e. SOF, or extended periods of time in the field where grooming standards cannot be met. In the latter example, once out of the field, have'm shit shower and shave, service their utilities, get ready to get back in the game. As to the former example, It's up to the unit commander to decide what is in the best interest of successful mission accomplishment, and as a commander it up to them to justify deviation from regulations.
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SGT Jim Wiseman
LTC James McElreath - I had the greens and I had the blues. I've always liked the pinks and greens. The blue wasn't bad, but there's something about them that doesn't look right when bloused into jump boots. I'd left the 101st before the change to blues, but I didn't like the way it looked in pictures of friends. Not having the unit patch or a combat patch on them seemed wrong too. I like that they returned to that. I also had a friend that was a recruiter and said his dress uniform would be mistaken for Marines'. Let the Marines have their look, they've had it for longer. I've heard the pinks and greens referred to as the "Eisenhowers." I liked that term.
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SSG Edward Tilton
It is sad that we are even discussing this. If you don’t want to look like a soldier?
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