Shaving 101: You’re Probably Doing It Wrong

By Hansel Rayner, PA-C, FASEPA

—Editor’s Forward: If you’ve been paying attention to military affairs recently (and if you’re a regular SOFREP reader, you more than likely have been) , you’ve noticed there has been a lot of talk about grooming standards and getting rid of beards in the military. Pete Hegseth’s message to America’s armed forces is as sharp as a new razor blade: the beard era is over. In late September, he laid it out plain—no more medical excuses, no more religious loopholes, no more “beardos.”

For decades, shaving profiles have been the quiet rebellion in the ranks, a doctor’s note here, a commander’s discretion there. Hegseth’s now pulled the plug, declaring that professionalism, readiness, and mask-fit integrity mat

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