Troops with beards barred from Hegseth event in South Korea: Report

U.S. troops with facial hair were barred from attending an upcoming event with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in South Korea ...
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Hegseth refuses to meet with troops with facial hair while visiting military bases: "No more beardos!"

Pete Hegseth has taken his war against facial hair to the next level by refusing to meet with any troops sporting beards ...
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Hegseth targets beards, facial hair with military 'grooming standard'

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth attends a meeting between President Donald Trump and Poland’s President Karol Nawrock in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington D.C., on September 3, 2025.

Hegseth won’t meet troops with beards during South Korea trip

Service members with shaving waivers are not allowed to attend a meeting with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth this week in ...

Pentagon Pete Takes His War on Beards to Whole New Theater

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has fired another shot in his personal war on facial hair in the armed forces. The former ...
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Pentagon says troops can only be exempt from shaving their facial hair for a year

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered that troops who need an exemption from shaving their facial hair for longer than a year should get kicked out of the service. While commanders ...