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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.
In the Armed, Paramilitary and Law enforcement forces of India, male Sikh servicemen are allowed to grow full beards as their religion expressly requires followers to do so. However, they are specifically required to "dress up their hair and beard properly". [1] In December 2003, the Supreme Court of India ruled that Muslims in uniform can grow ...
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Since 1948, Sikh men had served in the military with uniform policy waivers that allowed them to follow their faith group requirements for beards and long hair, with the hair covered by turbans, until the army eliminated such religious accommodation policies in 1984, [74] [95] when then-army Chief of Staff John A. Wickham, Jr. eliminated the ...
The U.S. Army unveiled more inclusive grooming policy Tuesday. The updated guidelines will allow nail polish and ponytails among other changes.
The United States Army has banned certain hair styles, including corn rows. Some are calling the move racially biased against black women. WRAL reports that "The new grooming rules went into ...
However, due to a change in regulations, the U.S. Armed Forces rescinded permission for beards in uniform, except for those who commenced their service in the military before 1986. [9] On July 26, 1948, Harry S. Truman , the 33rd president of the United States, made an effort to desegregate the military by issuing the Executive Order 9981 . [ 10 ]
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