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  2. Facial hair in the military - Wikipedia

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    Bearded members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps during a military ceremony in 1998. Beards are permitted in the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran.As a sign of their ideological motivation, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (Sepah) personnel used to tend to wear full beards, while the Islamic Republic of Iran Army personnel are usually trimmed or wear mustaches.

  3. Berets of the United States Army - Wikipedia

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    In the United States military, the beret was unofficially worn by a variety of special operations units during and following World War II. In the spring of 1951, the 10th and 11th Ranger Companies wore black berets during their training at Camp Carson, Colorado, before their deployment to Japan. After the Vietnam War, morale in the U.S. Army waned.

  4. High and tight - Wikipedia

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    The high and tight as seen on a U.S. Marine. The high and tight is a military variant of the crew cut.It is a very short hairstyle, characterized by the back and sides of the head being shaved to the skin and the option for the top to be blended or faded into slightly longer hair.

  5. Army lifts ban on serving soldiers having beards

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  6. Military beret - Wikipedia

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    Though unofficial at first, the green beret of the US Army Special Forces was formally adopted in 1961. Maroon airborne and black US Army Ranger berets were formally authorized in the 1970s. "D" Troop 17th Cavalry were authorized a maroon beret in Vietnam. [73] After the Vietnam War, morale in the US Army waned.

  7. Sikh US Army captain allowed to wear beard, turban in uniform

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    Captain Simratpal Singh has been granted a long-term religious accommodation to wear a beard, ... 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800 ...

  8. Religious symbolism in the United States military - Wikipedia

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    United States Army Regulation 600-20 grants permission to personnel who received waivers to grooming standards for beards or long hair prior to January 1, 1986 to continue on active duty for as long as they are "otherwise qualified for retention."

  9. Sikhs in the United States military - Wikipedia

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    As the beard is a requirement according to the Rehat Maryada, the current regulation [13] has created a regulatory barrier that has kept observant Sikh men from serving in the United States Armed Forces in large numbers. Retired Colonel GB Singh, applied to serve in the U.S. Army in 1979.