SSG Thomas Brousseau742585<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Why is it that West Point Military Academy Instructors tell their Cadets that "real leaders don't have facial hair?" That is the most emasculated sissyfied statement I ever heard. An American Soldier is a Warrior including Officers. Maybe one of you Officers can explain this to me. My guess is that the officer that initially started this was a sissy that you could never trust in a gun battle.Facial hair and the role of leadership in the Military. What are your thoughts?2015-06-11T22:02:33-04:00SSG Thomas Brousseau742585<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Why is it that West Point Military Academy Instructors tell their Cadets that "real leaders don't have facial hair?" That is the most emasculated sissyfied statement I ever heard. An American Soldier is a Warrior including Officers. Maybe one of you Officers can explain this to me. My guess is that the officer that initially started this was a sissy that you could never trust in a gun battle.Facial hair and the role of leadership in the Military. What are your thoughts?2015-06-11T22:02:33-04:002015-06-11T22:02:33-04:00SSG (ret) William Martin742587<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>They probably noticed that every depiction of a Roman soldier was void of facial hair.Response by SSG (ret) William Martin made Jun 11 at 2015 10:04 PM2015-06-11T22:04:50-04:002015-06-11T22:04:50-04:00TSgt Joshua Copeland742591<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I don't know, I have had several officers that have had mustaches and not just in march.Response by TSgt Joshua Copeland made Jun 11 at 2015 10:05 PM2015-06-11T22:05:29-04:002015-06-11T22:05:29-04:00Capt Seid Waddell742596<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I have a moustache that I started in DaNang in 1970, so my opinion may be colored by that fact.Response by Capt Seid Waddell made Jun 11 at 2015 10:08 PM2015-06-11T22:08:32-04:002015-06-11T22:08:32-04:00LTC Private RallyPoint Member742623<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>So hes saying Generals Grant and Lee are not leaders?Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 11 at 2015 10:22 PM2015-06-11T22:22:53-04:002015-06-11T22:22:53-04:00SSG Roger Ayscue742661<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Well..Lets see<br />Robert E. Lee<br />Thomas J "Stonewall" Jackson<br />James Longstreet<br />JEB Stuart<br />JNO Beuford<br />The list goes on and on of these Sub-standard Soldiers...Piss Poor Leaders actually....Better go on and change the names of Fort Jackson, and Fort Lee, and Fort Pickett, and Fort Meade, and Fort Stuart.....and how many others?<br /><br />Yep, Facial hair makes you a bad Soldier, unless it is because your ethnic identity is wrapped up in your hair and beard....Then you are a brave trailblazer....but I digress.....Response by SSG Roger Ayscue made Jun 11 at 2015 10:41 PM2015-06-11T22:41:40-04:002015-06-11T22:41:40-04:00PO1 John Miller742838<div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-46670"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image">
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<a class="fancybox" rel="ad330d8996aa478eee25e00895b5398e" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/046/670/for_gallery_v2/Chris_Kyle.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/046/670/large_v3/Chris_Kyle.jpg" alt="Chris kyle" /></a></div></div>You know what they call men who don't have beards? Women!Response by PO1 John Miller made Jun 12 at 2015 12:21 AM2015-06-12T00:21:15-04:002015-06-12T00:21:15-04:00MSgt Daniel Armstrong743055<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>You ever see someone with a beard trying to get a pro-mask seal in a gas chamber?Response by MSgt Daniel Armstrong made Jun 12 at 2015 6:02 AM2015-06-12T06:02:43-04:002015-06-12T06:02:43-04:00LT Garth Young (Ret)743122<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>There are some stupid discussions on RP....& this is one of them! Means nothing, has no bearing on leadership what-so-ever!!Response by LT Garth Young (Ret) made Jun 12 at 2015 7:36 AM2015-06-12T07:36:30-04:002015-06-12T07:36:30-04:002015-06-11T22:02:33-04:00