The Army is preparing to roll out a new policy that could lead to soldiers diagnosed with a chronic skin condition that causes painful razor bumps and scarring to be kicked out of the service -- an ...

A new US Army directive issued on July 7 — requiring all soldiers to be clean shaven while on duty unless they have an approved religious accommodation to keep a beard — may pose problems for some men ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Picture yourself as an infantry Soldier on the front lines in large-scale combat. Unlike your predecessors in the war on terrorism, who enjoyed freedom of maneuver and air superiority, you fight on a ...