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00:00No more beardos. The era of rampant and ridiculous shaving profiles is done.
00:07Simply put, if you do not meet the male-level physical standards for combat positions,
00:12cannot pass a PT test, or don't want to shave and look professional, it's time for a new position.
00:17Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stands by his word.
00:21Hegseth says shaving waivers won't be honored during a meet-and-greet in South Korea this week.
00:26Task Purpose First reported the restriction. An Air Force official confirmed the email is authentic.
00:34It's the sharp edge of a broader policy shift.
00:37An August 20th memo directed commanders to begin separating service members
00:41who require shaving waivers after more than a year of treatment.
00:46A September 30th memo rolled grooming back to pre-2020 rules.
00:50Facial hair waivers are generally not authorized.
00:53Medical waivers are temporary. And religious waivers revert to pre-2010 standards.
00:59Hegseth addressed military leaders last month in Quantico.
01:02Pushback is building on Capitol Hill.
01:04Representatives Wesley Bell, Jill Tokoda, and Stephen Horsford led 39 House members urging Hegseth to reverse course,
01:12warning the policy will disproportionately harm Black service members and reduce readiness.
01:18They cite pseudofolliculitis barbae, whose prevalence among Black service members ranges from 45 percent to 83 percent.
01:27Lawmakers call the approach unjust and raise legal and constitutional concerns about conflating medical and religious accommodations.
01:35They want the policy paused and data on how waivers are used, who is affected,
01:39and what alternatives exist in chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear settings.
01:46To stay up to date with the latest on biased straight fact reporting,
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