Hegseth’s directive comes after the Biden administration loosened restrictions on various grooming and hairstyle rules for ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a sweeping, military-wide review of physical fitness and grooming standards with the apparent aim of making the military a stricter and less accommodating ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered senior Pentagon leadership to review how and why grooming standards, including beards, ...

Beard bans have previously been implemented in the military due to operational safety and uniformity. Facial hair can ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed in January to review "in a gender-neutral way" readiness standards for troops.