U.S. Army soldiers who rely on prolonged shaving waivers could potentially face separation under a new policy. That could particularly impact Black soldiers who rely on waivers to avoid a skin ...

The Army is preparing to roll out a new policy that could lead to soldiers diagnosed with a chronic skin condition that causes painful razor bumps and scarring to be kicked out of the service -- an ...

A new US Army directive issued on July 7 — requiring all soldiers to be clean shaven while on duty unless they have an approved religious accommodation to keep a beard — may pose problems for some men ...

Troops who currently need shaving waivers for more than a year could face separation under changes announced in a memo from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who is calling for a “clean shaven” military ...

The Army is facing $210 million in claims from 42 soldiers and veterans who say they were victims of Maj. Michael Stockin, the Army doctor at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., serving a nearly 14-year ...

The new face of the military will be one without facial hair, even if that means enduring painful razor bumps. Service members who require a medical shaving waiver for more than one year must be ...

The Army is eliminating permanent shaving waivers and will boot soldiers who can't meet grooming requirements, even those with medical conditions that make shaving painful or harmful, a controversial ...

Marine Cpl. Nhien Do shaves at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, November 2023. (Sgt. Alyssa Chuluda/U.S. Marine Corps) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s pursuit of a clean-shaven ...

A military doctor has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing dozens of soldiers at Joint Base Lewis-McChord who had primarily sought his care for pain management. Maj. Michael Stockin, an anesthesiologist ...

Marines who receive beard waivers for over a year may be subject to administrative separation, according to new guidance released this week. Here, a soldier shaves his face during a 2017 shaving ...

Picture yourself as an infantry Soldier on the front lines in large-scale combat. Unlike your predecessors in the war on terrorism, who enjoyed freedom of maneuver and air superiority, you fight on a ...