<Ul> <Li> The soldier obtains express permission to grow his beard from a high - ranking officer . </Li> <Li> The soldier already has a beard upon his enlistment and requests to continue growing it or maintain it at its present length . </Li> </Ul> <Li> The soldier obtains express permission to grow his beard from a high - ranking officer . </Li> <Li> The soldier already has a beard upon his enlistment and requests to continue growing it or maintain it at its present length . </Li> <P> Although, in the enduring operations in Afghanistan, many soldiers have grown full beards </P>

Do you have to shave in the military