Soldiers who require prolonged shaving waivers, which disproportionately affects Black troops, could be removed from the Army under an updated policy, the service announced Tuesday.

WASHINGTON — New Army regulations will allow soldiers to wear turbans, beards and hijabs under most circumstances, reflecting a change Sikhs have sought for years. “Based on the successful ...

Soldiers with skin conditions like razor bumps will no longer be granted permanent medical waivers that allow them to grow ...

WASHINGTON (Army News Service) -- Female Soldiers may now wear dreadlocks and male Soldiers whose religious faith requires beards and turbans may now seek permanent accommodation. Army directive ...

Sikh American soldiers have finally prevailed against a three-decade ban preventing observant Sikhs from serving in the United States Army. New regulations just issued by the Secretary of the Army ...

U.S. Army soldiers itching to rock beards in uniform are about to be sorely disappointed. After a short-lived period of beard-mulling, the U.S. Army has axed prospects of broader changes to its ...

Army allows soldier to have beard because of his 'Norse Pagan' faith. By Caleb Parke Fox News. Published April 26, 2018 1:28pm EDT | Updated April 26, 2018 1:31pm EDT. Facebook ...

A soldier was recently granted permission to wear a beard in accordance with his Norse pagan faith. When the Army authorized beards for religious soldiers in early 2017, the move was a response to ...

Allow soldiers to grow a beard on the condition that it be trimmed, unobtrusive, and well-kept. Beards must not impact the proper use of any military equipment, such as a gas mask.

Army Soldier Allowed to Grow Beard for Norse Religion, a 'Heathen' Tradition. Published Apr 26, 2018 at 5:12 PM EDT.

Sikh soldiers now allowed to wear turbans, beards, unshorn hair Eugene Volokh | 1.10.2017 9:05 AM West Point graduate and Bronze Star recipient Capt. Simratpal Singh.