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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has issued new military beauty standards that require the separation of troops with facial hair shaving exemptions from services, which marks a significant tightening of appearance policies for all military branches.
Some key facts:
•The new policy requires service members seeking shaving waivers to provide medical plans as part of their requirements.
•Most shaving exemptions are pseudogelitis targeting Barbae (PFB), a disease that has disproportionate effects on black people and causes ingrown skin irritation.
•The memorandum emphasizes the maintenance of the modification standards that “support the spirit of the warrior” and declares that the military standards are “clean shaved and neat in the speech.”
•The policy applies to all military services and represents a reversal of the rules relaxed in the requests of service members in recent years.
•The memorandum does not specify what medications will be provided or whether the military will pay for the treatment of the affected forces.
• It is not clear whether the special exemptions to special forces in extreme Arctic climates will be affected by extreme Arctic climates.
•The Army also announced its own retouching standards updates that affected women’s appearance standards, including nails, hairstyles, earrings and makeup regulations.
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