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Originally Posted by Brucebubs
Interesting reading ... can you guys not have a beard in the US Navy?
It's allowed here in Australia and I think UK too.
I believe you have to ask permission to grow one and if it's not up to a good presentable appearance in a certain time limit then you're told no ... shave it off!
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Active duty US Navy cannot unless one has a waiver aka a "no-shave chit" for medical reasons. The reasoning is that facial hair would obstruct the formation of an air-tight seal when sailors must wear face masks.