Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seems to have felt obligated to honor his new title as the secretary of war by declaring war against beards. In an unprecedented meeting with top military officials at Quantico, Virginia, on September 30, 2025, Hegseth relayed a message to officials that many pundits felt could have been sufficiently communicated via email. While discussing the new military standards he was going to implement, Hegseth said, "No more beards, long hair, superficial individual expression. We're going to cut our hair, shave our beards, and adhere to standards" (via CBS News ). He added, " ... the era of unprofessional appearance is over. No more beardos."

Hegseth is arguably a so-called "beardo" in his own right. Search as you might, Google only offers up pictures of a baby-fa

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