Archive article: https://archive.is/EfZkV “We don’t have a military full of Nordic pagans,” he said. “No more beards, long hair, superficial individual expression,” he added. “We’re going to cut our hair, shave our beards, and adhere to standards.”
Archive article: https://archive.is/EfZkV “We don’t have a military full of Nordic pagans,” he said. “No more beards, long hair, superficial individual expression,” he added. “We’re going to cut our hair, shave our beards, and adhere to standards.”
As a bearded man for decades now, I actually have slightly less respect for men who bend the knee to the shaven. I don’t care if you’re a billionaire - I even know one - but yeah I think less of you. I know people look down on me for having one. Whatever.
I do understand appearance standards for soldiers though. There’s a purpose to the uniformity. But if I was in charge I’d mandate soldiers wear short beards (long beards are superior, but are a liability in hand to hand combat).
It was originally about gas masks, they don’t seal properly when you have a beard. That’s why a mustache is ok.
Granted, that’s not what this is about.