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Air Force Major Caitlin Oviatt of 55th Logistics Readiness Command, inspects an airman's shaving waiver on July 9, 2024. The waivers allow troops to grow short beards if they're diagnosed with medical conditions that leave their skin severely irritated after shaving.
Chad Watkins
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U.S. Air Force
Troops will now face tougher rules to get exceptions to the daily shaving requirement. That could especially affect Black men with a skin condition that makes shaving painful and potentially disfiguring.
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