Military cases of a medical condition made worse by shaving have skyrocketed since 2000, with most of the growth in the past two years, a new Defense Department medical report shows. As multiple ...

Some service members who wear beards for religious reasons worry the Pentagon may soon target their shaving waivers.

Starting the day with a clean shave gives many people a sense of dignity and of being prepared, as well as pride in how they look and even the work they do. For those in the military, the morning ...

The Pentagon will cease granting permanent medical shaving exemptions and end most religious exemptions that have allowed some U.S. military troops to wear beards in uniform in recent years, according ...

When I was in Iraq, I had to shave every morning with a dull razor and cold water. Even the mustaches the guys in my company grew drew the ire of our commanders, who made us trim the sides to the ...

Medical shaving waivers for thousands of airmen and Space Force Guardians will be reset and reevaluated, according to new Department of the Air Force memos, marking one of several new changes as the ...

A Marine with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), shaves with a razor and bottle of water at Forward Operating Base Shir Ghazi, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 20, 2013.