American Military News
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum in August directing the military services to stringently enforce facial hair grooming standards across the force.
“The grooming standard set by the U.S. military is to be clean-shaven and neat in presentation for a proper military appearance,” said Hegseth in a memorandum dated Aug. 20, 2025.
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https://americanmilitarynews.com/2025/09/at-war-department-shaving-waivers-out-clean-shaven-faces-in/Except for bootcamp I had a beard my 4 yrs in the Navy.
