Ft Hood shooter could be shaved

[JIM BOB]

News from The Associated Press

This is military thinking and I hope it stands up.He's still in service,still gets a paycheck so he still gets a shave.If it takes one or twenty one to shave his ugly mug so be it.

[Magoo]

Facial hair in the military - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Exceptions for religious accommodation

Main article: Religious symbolism in the United States military#Personal apparel and grooming

U.S. Army Captain Tejdeep Singh Rattan, 2010


In 2010, the U.S. Army granted waivers for a number of Sikh soldiers and one Muslim soldier, permitting them to have beards (and in the case of the Sikh soldiers, to have "unshorn" hair covered by turbans).^[19][20] In 2010, a rabbi filed suit against the Army for permission to be commissioned as a Jewish chaplain without shaving his beard,^[21] noting (among other issues) that another Jewish Chaplain, Colonel Jacob Goldstein, has been serving (first in the New York State National Guard and later in the United States Army Reserve) since 1977 with a beard





He could sue
How come they make you get a haircut but they don't pay for it?
It ain't right

Of course I would hate to sit accross the table in the chow hall with someone who has peas stuck in his beard

[dcmilkwagon]

The US Army exempts nobody these days, every soldier has to be able to donn a protective mask and acheive a seal around said mask at any time. Facial hair prevents a seal around the mask, so facial hair on ALL U.S. Army personnel is prohibited.

[Magoo]

Al these rules were put in place back in the days when the Barbers and Hair Stylist Unions were influential. That was before the Beatles invaded America