(Pentagon) After a rapid force-wide review of military standards, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth recently directed the Services to implement the following grooming standards for facial hair. “The grooming standard set by the U.S. military is to be clean shaven and neat in presentation for a proper military appearance,” said Hegseth. Commanders must apply consistent criteria … Continue reading Statement by Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell, on Grooming Standards for Facial Hair Outlined in the Rapid Force-Wide Review of Military Standards