Behind the Beard

Posted By Blackfive

SF Alpha Geek of Nothing to See Here, Move Along has a great post about Special Forces and Special Operations Soldiers wearing beards...my only comment is that when I was doing something that I wasn't supposed on post (like barricading my commander's office with coke machines), I wore a Marine cover...

Either the beard goes, or I do . . .

...All US soldiers are expected to be clean-shaven, according to AR 670-1, the army regulation covering uniforms and appearance. That created a bit of a problem, since working with the Pashtuns while clean-shaven was a lot like being an undercover cop trying to infiltrate a biker gang while wearing a pink tutu and a lacy top. The powers that be had therefore, reluctantly, grudgingly, and sorrowfully, authorized SF teams working with the Afghans to grow beards. Of course, it being the Army and all, no way was there going to be a clean implementation of a policy that radical...

And the situation becomes interesting...

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Behind the Beard

SF Alpha Geek of Nothing to See Here, Move Along has a great post about Special Forces and Special Operations Soldiers wearing beards...my only comment is that when I was doing something that I wasn't supposed on post (like barricading my commander's office with coke machines), I wore a Marine cover...

Either the beard goes, or I do . . .

...All US soldiers are expected to be clean-shaven, according to AR 670-1, the army regulation covering uniforms and appearance. That created a bit of a problem, since working with the Pashtuns while clean-shaven was a lot like being an undercover cop trying to infiltrate a biker gang while wearing a pink tutu and a lacy top. The powers that be had therefore, reluctantly, grudgingly, and sorrowfully, authorized SF teams working with the Afghans to grow beards. Of course, it being the Army and all, no way was there going to be a clean implementation of a policy that radical...

And the situation becomes interesting...

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