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Allow all British Army soldiers to grow neatly trimmed facial hair

Submitted by Antonio Capitanio on Friday 30th September 2022

Published on Tuesday 11th October 2022

Current status: Closed

Closed: Tuesday 11th April 2023

Signatures: 197

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Army ~ BANNED ~ Beard ~ British ~ British Army ~ Chang ~ change ~ Eastern ~ Growing ~ INCREASE ~ Middle Eastern ~ Moral ~ Navy ~ Power ~ Royal ~ royal navy ~ The Great ~ The Royal ~ War ~ Winter ~ Wisdom

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Allow all British Army soldiers to grow neatly trimmed facial hair

Petition Details

The Royal Navy are allowed to grow beards. British soldiers used to be allowed to grow beards however that has been banned and now they have to parade clean shaven. Growing a beard can increase moral, and we believe this change could contribute to operational effectiveness as a result.

Additional Information

Many Middle Eastern and Indian cultures associated wisdom and power with facial hair. As a result, facial hair and moustaches became increasingly common among British soldiers during the great wars. During the Crimean War, all ranks were encouraged to grow full beards during winter. It is only more recently that stricter rules on facial hair have been introduced. We believe the current restrictions on British Army soldiers wearing facial hair should be removed.


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