Beards are not allowed in the military, but exemptions are given for religious or medical reasons like pseudofolliculitis barbae. Pseudofolliculitis barbae is a condition caused by regular shaving ...

which includes but is not limited to beards.” The decision to review the military standards was announced in a release issued by the Department of Defense on Wednesday evening. "We must remain ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a review of the military’s grooming standards—and he wants his generals to look very closely at beards. In a memo to senior military leaders ...