Thread 64478320

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/10/28/pete-hegseth-refuses-meet-bearded-soldiers-south-korea.html?ESRC=mr_251103.nl&utm_medium=email&utm_source=mr&utm_campaign=20251103

Is this starting to become religion or something in the US military? The gas mask argument may work, but it's applied to people in the Navy and SCBAs work with beards since the SCBA not only works with positive pressure, but also hair clogs air flow like a drain. I have tested it myself with an SCBA. Now, that's settled, why the fuck are people refusing to meet men with beards?

beards look retarded and unprofessional

>>64478323
>A letter from one viewer read during that segment contended that a man without a beard is like a lion without a mane.

>“That’s how I feel!” Hegseth agreed.

So it is just retardation?

>>64478320 (OP)
Beards are for faggots and savages, Romans discovered this centuries ago.

>>64478331
It's the natural cycle of style and fashion:
special forces in GWOT started doing beards to blend with the locals better
special forces are elite so beards absorb their coolness
normals get beards to look cool too
soon losers are doing beards and beards absorb their uncoolness
~a few stages later~
beards are for losers, we need to get rid of them!1

Now it's going to be clean-shaven is the sign of elites. The cycle will circle that way for a generation or so, then shaving will become unstylish, and a new cycle will start.

Hegseth is a midwit. He's punching in the right direction, but he doesn't understand what he's doing or why he should do anything, it's a purely vibes based though process with the depth of a puddle.

>solely to appeal to Muslims of all things
>now veterans pretend it looks cool because it has their fag tier chin side profile

the real reason beards are being psyoped into being cringe is because lower subhuman races can't grow them

>>64478367
Jeets and middle easterners can grow beards.

>faggot trend initially used to blend in with fucking Muslims
>now veterans use it to hide their lack of chin

I made a fag mad. And now the smattering of beard waivers has created a bunch of faggots who are even less useful during a CBRNE situation.

FAGGOT

>>64478408
You sound mad
Like you're too low t. to even grow a beard

>>64478320 (OP)
We should mimic the Romans, not the vikangz. Its this simple

Hegseth is a nigger, but beards are for fat mall ninja sheepdog faggots with no self-awareness. Act civilized and get that shit off your face. And that's before getting into discipline in uniform.

>>64478331
>A letter from one viewer read during that segment contended that a man without a beard is like a lion without a mane.
The viewer is bald?

>everyone thinks this debate is about faggot seals wanting to relax grooming standard
>its actually because niggers cant shave regularly or it rapes their dumb monkey skin

>AI has a hard time with facial hair
>glowies convince men to shave beards
>inb4 schizo
It's true and you know it.

>>64478435
If you have a medical condition that prevents you from meeting standards it tends to disqualify you at MEPS, why should niggers get special treatment here?

>>64478320 (OP)
beards are peak milennial turbo faggotry and have always been the hallmark of liars,dishonest men, scumbags and heathens

>>64478320 (OP)
Gas masks don't work well unless you shave. Simple as. Clean youself up slob and shave that matted crap off your fucking face.

>>64478341
Say that again

>>64478751
>appoint your shitheel son as your successor, breaking generations of tradition of adopting someone who is proven to be a good leader.
>Rome falls to a century of chaos
>The book he supposedly wrote doesn't even have a single mention of existing until 907 AD, 727 years after his death, and the oldest surviving fragment is from the 13th century. There's no proof he wrote it at all.
Ok, guess we should grow beards

>>64478408
>i can afford a switch 2, but not a meal

>Okay aaaand i'll just sign my life away to the military right here... *check*
>AAAAHHHH NO NO NO I DIDN'T CONSENT TO THEM TELLING ME TO SHAVE MY WITTLE CHINNY CHIN!

I do not have strong opinions on facial hair.

>>64478751
>not the military
FAGGOT ASS GREEK

>>64478320 (OP)
What debate? The rules were relaxed for certain people deployed in the Middle East, and now we return to the standard.

>>64478832
Pretty much. LOL

>>64478879
Exactly. If Tier 1 units are allowed to keep them, then that's fine; if told to shave, then that's also fine.

You can tell this thread is full of neverserved's, because actual service members prefer being allowed to have a beard.

>>64478935
>neverserved's
>neverserved is
I don't disagree with you but put down the crayons dude.

>>64478948
serveds isn't a real word

>>64478408
It isn't WW1 anymore. Soldiers aren't at risk of getting gassed 24/7, especially when they're on garrison duty.

>>64478935
They look retarded with beards their opinions should be disregarded for national cohesion

I love all the seethe that Pete is causing Reddit.

>>64478979
The pledge written by a socialist trying to sell flags and magazines?

>>64478724
Folliculitis hasn't DQ'd in a while because it turns out it applies to a lot of motherfuckers and recruiting is hard enough as is. Shit, I have folliculitis but it's isolated to my arms so didn't DQ at MEPS.

>>64478320 (OP)
Amerimutts are an outlier in Western militaries for not allowing beards desu.

>>64478724
Because it’s not just black people that get it. I’m a black soldier and get razor bumps, but it’s not that bad since I got used to shaving. On the same token, I’ve had white soldiers who had shaving profiles because they got severe bumps from shaving. It’s a silly thing to discharge people from service for.

>>64479019
There's a ton of silly things they disqualify people at MEPS for

>>64479024
Yes, but why add to the list?

A10 + beard, i.e. drip

>>64479012
>>64479019
My dad joined the army in 1980 and he told me a lot of black dudes didn't have to shave clean because of that. And that was in the old army where beatings were still common

>>64478320 (OP)
This debate has only resurfaced because retards have abused the ETPs that have existed for decades. People who purposely fuck their shit up and get shave bumps or trailer pagan larpers have put a ton of what would be unnecessary scrutiny on people who benefited from the past policy.

>>64478739
Nah, the rotating wheel of fashion is the reason. Beards were super common for young dudes in the 70s and 80s. This stuff is cyclical.
t. can grow full beard but shave clean anyway

>>64478320 (OP)
why would you think this has anything to do with weapons you stupid faggot

Getting really concerned about whether someone is "gaming the system" and not matching with the rest of the toy soldiers is advanced stage O-3 brain. It is embarrassing for anyone higher than that to visibly care about such things, let alone have it as a top priority.

>>64478953
Neither is "never" but you don't see me getting my panties in a knot about it.

>>64478320 (OP)
She transitioned btw.

>>64479002
I wonder if anyone here has railed that femboy yet.

Shave your beard nigger you weren't in Fallujah stop aping it like you were you're 23 you weren't even born yet nigger.

>>64478320 (OP)
The scba b.s. on beard shit is a fucking sham, and I'm fucking tired of this meme.

I have done it and other submarines had done it. Only fucking retards with overblown beards would have an issue with it.

I'm tired of this faggy "professional" looks. Any other Navy can have beards. We had this forever until that nigger, faggot wife of Reagan change that.

Also I can't pretend to be in my 20's anymore to hit on college aged girls walking around with facial hair in my 30's.
Shaved, I get ID'd at the liquor store
Unshaved I just look like a professional alcholic...
Also it actually fucking sucks having to shave all the goddamn time.
My nose hairs don't stop growing either.

>>64479362
I use pic related and it doesn't irritate my skin whatsoever and gets pretty close to a regular razor. Highly recommend

>>64479326
Most definitely, but I doubt anyone is going to reveal themselves by bragging about fucking another dude

>>64478341
>beards are for faggots.
cool projection nancy boy. make sure you shave your armpits and legs as well next time you pick up your pretty pink Venus brand razor.

>>64479149
It's peripheral to military

>>64479395
Not him, but I follow the so-called "Ron Swanson" method: no shaving below the neck

>>64479395
No you're going to hit 30 and realize it actually fucking sucks.
Need to shave like 3x a week or look like a burnout hobo.
I'm getting hair on my back now too.
It's not cool at all it fucking blows.
You turn into a gorilla when you get older

>>64479403
Not to get /pol/ level, but are you of a hairy ancestry?
I'm almost 35 and it's not that extreme for me at least

>>64479403
>Need to shave like 3x a week or look like a burnout hobo.
Years ago I read a study that found that women prefer heavy stubble to clean shaven or a beard...except for the gals who are especially into beards

>>64479408
Idk I my blonde hair turned red and brown and it won't fucking stop growing.
It's actually fucking annoying.
Like, really annoying having to hit it with an electric razor or else I look like I gave up on life after a week of not shaving.

>>64479411
Maybe you're just high test

>>64478320 (OP)
>Beard debate
No. Shave you fucking mess.

>>64479410
>that women prefer heavy stubble to clean shaven or a beard
wrong and half this board is married and knows you are wrong, /k/ fucks.

>>64479410
conditioned short beard > all
Bonus: It's the easiest facial hair to maintain since it's 30 seconds with an electric shaver + occasionally shaving your neck

America is losing their edge over China but they focus on beards, lmao.

>>64479439
I'd take on CHYNA by myself with my assortment of PSA ARs and some hand grenades...
The FOB goblins don't even have to put down their Hotpockets...

>>64479389
This is cool and it eliminated my issues with ingrown hairs and irritated skin on my neck.
>>64479393
I would because it doesn't really matter. We are all faggots anyway.

An american muhreen started shit by saying "How come you can have facial hair!?" I was taken aback and stunned for a second as I was just walking by, the conscript NCO with me backed me up by saying I was a reservist. Some of them had 'staches though so Idgi.

>>64478320 (OP)
If you’re in the military then you should look clean-cut. It fosters a sense of uniformity and discipline. If you want freedom and individuality then don’t join the fuckin’ military.

>>64479464
Spoken like a true faggy NCO.

>>64478935
well they shouldnt be so asshurt about having to shave

>>64478320 (OP)
The military isn't a fucking high school with a rule about tucking in t-shirts.
They have standards they expect their members to adhere to. Members that agreed to do that and follow their orders when they signed on that dotted line.
You don't get to fucking whine about it because they tell you to be clean shaven.

>>64480335
I'VE HAD IT UP TO HERE WITH YOU PYLE!

>>64478353
>>64478435
/thread
You don't want lice on your face during an operation but it goes beyond that. Hegseth is the kind of retard that would make soldiers jump through flaming hula hoops or do human pyramids on top of motorcycles like the Russians or Indians. Everything he does is performative and rooted on his insecurities and the need to virtual signal his audience comes before everything else. The whole admin is like this.

>>64480786
strange way of saying youre just butthurt

>>64480786
>flipping tires
>virtue signalling
Not much of a PT guy are ya, fatty.

>>64478320 (OP)
DUDE. EPIC COMBAT TIER 1 OPERATOR BEARD! NICE WORK BROTHER! HELL YEAH!

>>64478320 (OP)
You are a Professional Soldier. This is your Career. How do Professionals usually present themselves? With Care.
Of course you're not gonna be wearing a fucking Suit to the frontlines but god damn at least try to look like you give a fuck.

literally the only exception in my eyes is if the beard is respecting a cultural thing in the nation you're operating in; but even then it should only be the Translators/Deal-Makers: the ones engaging in direct diplomacy with tribal leaders or whatever. Not the average gunner

>>64480786
no, the actual virtue signaling was lowing every form of Standard so the Brass can pat themselves on the back for progressivism and hitting diversity recruitment goals; overall watering down and weakening our Military

>>64478323
>unprofessional
As if this means fucking anything in the year 2025.

>>64483032
yeah man nothing means anything, nobody should care at all!

fuck your gay nihilism

>>64483148
Have you even been outside recently? Most people couldn't act or appear professional if they wanted to. This is a country of retarded assholes.