FabSwingers.com forum: Army to accept beards

By *ssex_tom OP Man
25 weeks ago

Chelmsford

Reports that the British Army will accept soldiers sporting beards. The British navy has long allowed their sailors to wear beards which is because it gives protection against cold winds while at sea. Will this boost numbers? Standards are slipping guys. It's all over the news

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By *alcon77Man
25 weeks ago

under the sun & the moon

Will they accept long hair?

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By *inxy777Woman
25 weeks ago

essex

Why are standards slipping?

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By *icolerobbieCouple
25 weeks ago

walsall

"Why are standards slipping?"

They’ll be allowing tracksuits and trainers on parade next.

This is a slippery slope, mark my words!

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By *inxy777Woman
25 weeks ago

essex

"Why are standards slipping?

They’ll be allowing tracksuits and trainers on parade next.

This is a slippery slope, mark my words!"

In what way?

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By *smith87Man
25 weeks ago

totton

"Why are standards slipping?"

This is so true. When I was in was so different to now.

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By *ssex_tom OP Man
25 weeks ago

Chelmsford

Next they will allow bloomin scented candles and paisley pajamas... It makes Toms blood boil

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By *andynecklaceWoman
25 weeks ago

West Brom

How on earth does this mean standards are slipping? Are you bored or something? Lmao

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By *layfullsamMan
25 weeks ago

Solihull

Pretty sure some religions in British army were allowed beards ?

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By *inxy777Woman
25 weeks ago

essex

"Pretty sure some religions in British army were allowed beards ?"

Yes and senior officers.

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By *inochioMan
25 weeks ago

Derbyshire

Beards were an issue for getting a good seal on gas masks. Tbh if it came between survinging a gas attack and my insta profile my actual life would take precedence over my virtual one.

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago

Hot army guys with beards?

In.

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By *imi_RougeWoman
25 weeks ago

Portsmouth

Not a fan of this

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago

Beards and exposed tattoo's are fine in my book, only an issue where safety is at risk such as wearing a respirator or you could be identified by an enemy by your tats (and therefore your family via FB, Snap and other social media). The only thing I ever wanted from my military colleagues was an equal commitment to protect each other and not get killed.

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By *octor ProdMan
25 weeks ago

working Overseas

Beards also mean that masks cannot seal against biological/chemical weaponry

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By *avexxMan
25 weeks ago

cheshire

work for phamaceutical company when being mask tested must be clean shaven like chap above said,, to get a good seal

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By *ovit2TV/TS
25 weeks ago

pimperne

Yes beards have allways been allowed for certain religions in British army..

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By *apybarasCouple
25 weeks ago

High Lighthouse!

"Beards were an issue for getting a good seal on gas masks. Tbh if it came between survinging a gas attack and my insta profile my actual life would take precedence over my virtual one.

You're unlikely to need a respirator working in logistics in Bicester or similar.

I'd imagine they'd need to be shaved off prior to operational deployment. Pretty much like in the Navy.

Pioneer Sgts have worn beards for a couple of centuries.

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By *acktopervMan
25 weeks ago

Stourport-On-Severn

Paddy Mayne and all the original SAS soldiers wore beards when on active service in the middle east during WW2. A huge proportion of special services soldiers still do today when on active service, especially in the middle east and in the past in Afghanistan.

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By *ssex_tom OP Man
25 weeks ago

Chelmsford

"Beards were an issue for getting a good seal on gas masks. Tbh if it came between survinging a gas attack and my insta profile my actual life would take precedence over my virtual one.

You're unlikely to need a respirator working in logistics in Bicester or similar.

I'd imagine they'd need to be shaved off prior to operational deployment. Pretty much like in the Navy.

Pioneer Sgts have worn beards for a couple of centuries."

A couple of centuries ? How long exactly are those beards

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By *antastic_Mr_Fox_76Man
25 weeks ago

District 13

I try and grow my chin fluff as a salute to over 22 years of shaving and retiring but now it’ll have no distinguishable effect

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By *onameyet2Man
25 weeks ago

chorley

Why not try introducing pro nouns in the forces that would be interesting

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By *ackdaw52Man
25 weeks ago

Chesterfield

The reason beards got banned in the military was not because of appearance.

It's because beards can interfere with respirator equipment.

Moustaches are allowed.

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By *ornycpl2000Couple
25 weeks ago

Swansea

I wore a beard while in the army, way back in 1984, ok I was only young back then and the job I did allowed me to not cut my hair or shave.

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By *razytimesinloveCouple
25 weeks ago

SW Scotland

Didn’t shave/grew a bit of a beard while in the army and deployed overseas and on exercise.

Was one of the perks of doing jungle training

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By *icolerobbieCouple
25 weeks ago

walsall

"Why are standards slipping?

They’ll be allowing tracksuits and trainers on parade next.

This is a slippery slope, mark my words!

In what way? "

The satyrical way.

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By *smith87Man
25 weeks ago

totton

Think the army is no where near as good as it was when I was in. I tried to rejoin but can't cos of anti depressants but you can be on them when in very odd

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By *imi_RougeWoman
25 weeks ago

Portsmouth

"The reason beards got banned in the military was not because of appearance.

It's because beards can interfere with respirator equipment.

Moustaches are allowed."

Now moustaches I'm down for.

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By *achel SmythTV/TS
25 weeks ago

Farnborough

I do hope this is an inclusive policy … and the women are allowed beards too! Xx

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By *ravelling TogMan
25 weeks ago

Sleaford

The military is underpaid, understaffed and under equipped but sure the ability to wear a beard whilst not deployed (yes it is a shave when deployed rule) is what's going to be the downfall.

Jog on

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By *batMan
25 weeks ago

Alicante, Spain. (Sometimes in Wales)

All this talk of respirators. Don’t the Navy use them?

Lots of pics of soldiers with beards too. Long Range Patrols, Special Forces, etc.

Pretty sure Sikh soldiers wear beards?

Isn’t there also a Rastafarian Association in the Military?

Slippery slope? Not really.

Gbat

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By *ssex_tom OP Man
25 weeks ago

Chelmsford

It's about standards..

Show Tom a man with a beard and He will show you a lazy fucker

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By *batMan
25 weeks ago

Alicante, Spain. (Sometimes in Wales)

Edward vii

Gbat

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By *icolerobbieCouple
25 weeks ago

walsall

"It's about standards..

Show Tom a man with a beard and He will show you a lazy fucker

Come on Tom, those hairy bikers are quite industrious. And what about captain birdseye? He makes millions of fish fingers.

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By *yan_P26Man
25 weeks ago

beards dont make a difference to how professional a person is within their job, people talking about standards the RAF and NAVY have allowed beards for years and the army are just going in line with that i have been in for 19 years and see this as a positive step forward not only for recruitment as the army is on its arse but for the moral of the younger troops.

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By *inxy777Woman
25 weeks ago

essex

"beards dont make a difference to how professional a person is within their job, people talking about standards the RAF and NAVY have allowed beards for years and the army are just going in line with that i have been in for 19 years and see this as a positive step forward not only for recruitment as the army is on its arse but for the moral of the younger troops. "

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By *ravelling TogMan
25 weeks ago

Sleaford

"It's about standards..

Show Tom a man with a beard and He will show you a lazy fucker

Come on Tom, those hairy bikers are quite industrious. And what about captain birdseye? He makes millions of fish fingers."

Exactly this. Last I checked fish don't even have fingers but that genius convinced everyone they do. Definately not lazy

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple
25 weeks ago

in Lancashire

"It's about standards..

Show Tom a man with a beard and He will show you a lazy fucker

Come on Tom, those hairy bikers are quite industrious. And what about captain birdseye? He makes millions of fish fingers."

And Santa..

Bloke works his arse off..

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By *stwo2023Couple
25 weeks ago

Worcester

Oh good. I might sign up then

Evie

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By *icolerobbieCouple
25 weeks ago

walsall

"It's about standards..

Show Tom a man with a beard and He will show you a lazy fucker

Come on Tom, those hairy bikers are quite industrious. And what about captain birdseye? He makes millions of fish fingers.

And Santa..

Bloke works his arse off.."

Only once a year though, I’m with Tom on this one. Lazy bugger that Santa is.

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By *stwo2023Couple
25 weeks ago

Worcester

"It's about standards..

Show Tom a man with a beard and He will show you a lazy fucker

Thomas!! I've met many a clean shaved man with a dirty arsehole you know

Evie

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By *lofeldMan
25 weeks ago

Redhill

My Action Man, when I was a kid in the 80s, had a beard, so if it's good enough for him, it's been a long time coming

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple
25 weeks ago

in Lancashire

"It's about standards..

Show Tom a man with a beard and He will show you a lazy fucker

Come on Tom, those hairy bikers are quite industrious. And what about captain birdseye? He makes millions of fish fingers.

And Santa..

Bloke works his arse off..

Only once a year though, I’m with Tom on this one. Lazy bugger that Santa is."

It's a well known fact though that his elves also have beards so it's a team thing..

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago

Why does it matter? As long as it is not really long and scruffy and at risk of getting caught in things during manoeuvres etc then it should not matter. Think a beard is last thing to be worrying about in battle. On a separate note I wanted to join the army in 1996 when I was 16 but they did not let my sort in at the time.

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By *ermite12ukMan
25 weeks ago

Solihull and Brentwood

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By *irthandgirthMan
25 weeks ago

Camberley occasionally doncaster

I dont see this as standards slipping.

The military has been having to make concessions to drive recruitment for a long time, due to not actually being an attractive career prospect for many.

They had to make concessions on prior drug use. They also made concessions on visible tattoos (hands and neck).

On my last deployment to Iraq, we worked alongside an army unit, and about 1/4 of the junior ranks had fresh hand tattoos as they had just allowed it.

While the pay and conditions are crap they will not attract enough of the 'brightest and best'

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By *teveanddebsCouple
25 weeks ago

Norwich

"All this talk of respirators. Don’t the Navy use them?

I believe the ships seal against an NBC attack.

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By *irthandgirthMan
25 weeks ago

Camberley occasionally doncaster

"All this talk of respirators. Don’t the Navy use them?

I believe the ships seal against an NBC attack. "

Guarantee if there was a genuine NBC threat everyone would be shaving.

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By *ulfilthmentMan
25 weeks ago

Just around the corner

"Pretty sure some religions in British army were allowed beards ?

Yes and senior officers. "

Is that a reference to more than one Royal honorary colonel who sported facial fungus?

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By *immythejap31Man
13 weeks ago

Tidworth

You think that alot of regiments or units within the British army most officers won't grow one as it's not in thier nature beards is a good thing in the army

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By *immythejap31Man
13 weeks ago

Tidworth

So it states within policy if there is an exercise that will be using CBRN like environment then beards need to be shaved so there be it people just think the worst and it actually looks professional when it isn't scruffy if it's scruffy then it comes off

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By (user no longer on site)
13 weeks ago

If this were true, how do you explain Colonel Sanders??

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By *ickeyblueeyes7Man
13 weeks ago

newport

"The reason beards got banned in the military was not because of appearance.

It's because beards can interfere with respirator equipment.

Moustaches are allowed."

Moustaches are not allowed in the navy

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