Washington – Defense Minister Beit Higseth ordered that the forces that need to be exempted from shaving their face will be expelled for a longer period of service.
Although the leaders are still able to issue exemptions from the service members of the shaving service – a policy that has been present for decades – they will now have to come with a medical treatment plan. In August 20 note, it was published on Monday. The memo says that the forces that still need treatment after a year will be separated from service.
“The administration should remain vigilant in maintaining the criteria for giving that supports the ethics of the warrior,” he wrote in his memo.
Most shaving concessions are for the forces diagnosed with baking liar inflammation, or PFB, which is the condition of curls in the skin after shaving and causes irritation. It is a condition that affects an inconsistent manner Black men.
The memo is silent about the treatments that the army will provide to the forces affected by the new policy or if it will cost these treatments.
It is also not clear whether policies such as extensive exemptions from the special forces that are in operational places or soldiers stationed in the Arctic in Alaska where shaving can pose a medical threat to severe cold.
The advertisement, which applies to all military services, comes as the army announced Its standard update for grooming. The army greatly reduced the acceptable appearance criteria for soldiers, with female standards received most of the reviews, including nails, hairstyles, earrings and makeup.