Pete Hegseth has a new grooming policy that could remove anyone from active service with razor bumps.

[riversedge]

The article talks about the many changing policies that the various military has had over the years.
Very interesting.


Lovable Liberal and his Old English sheepdog
@DougWahl1
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IS HE TRYING TO REMOVE BLACK SERVICEMEN?

Pete Hegseth has a new grooming policy that could remove anyone from active service with razor bumps. The condition affects up to 60% of Black men- a higher rate than any other group.

Your thoughts?

Link to tweet

Lovable Liberal and his Old English sheepdog
@DougWahl1
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No. It's true. Here is a report from NBC news.

Link to tweet

Sep 13, 2024
Why Do Black Men Get Razor Bumps
https://getbevel.com/blogs/articles/why-do-black-men-get-razor-bumps

Men of all ethnicities can get razor bumps as a result of shaving, but Black men seem to suffer from them more often than people of other races. Up to 80% of men who get razor bumps are Black. As a result, Black men need to be especially careful when shaving to prevent the development of ingrown hairs.

RAZOR BUMPS AND CURLY HAIR

The main reason why Black men get razor bumps more often than white or Asian men is that coarse and curly hair is most likely to become ingrown. A razor bump forms when a hair has been cut beneath the skin’s surface. Your hair then turns around and begins growing back into the skin. Because curly hair naturally turns back towards the skin during growth, it’s much more likely to develop into razor bumps...........................

[SheltieLover]

1. Ridiculous! Would using elect razor prevent this?

[TnDem]

2. Usually it will

I have had them before....I never use a bladed razor now and I haven't in over 15 years and haven't gotten any since.

[SheltieLover]

3. Glad to hear those poor guys have a solution or an out, whichever they prefer

Personally, I would not want to be in military under kraznov.

Ty for sharing!

[appmanga]

15. From personal experience, I can tell you...

...no, not for everybody. Including me.

[SheltieLover]

17. Sorry to hear

[Mossfern]

4. They should be allowed

to wear well groomed beards then.
It may be healthier.

[dutch777]

8. Beards make gas masks not seal to the face. Not an appearance issue, a survival issue.

[TnDem]

10. Correct

No facial hair can be allowed because of a lack of gask mask seal...It has been that way for decades on special operations teams in police and corrections as well.

[dsc]

11. as someone with sleep apnea I can attest that the seal of the mask is an issue

with a beard.

[surfered]

5. Hegseth is endangering our national defense.

Approximately 43% of active-duty U.S. military personnel identify as a racial or ethnic minority, according to the latest data from the Department of Defense.

If he wants an all white, Christian Army, he will surely have a smaller one. I don’t expect to see Trump’s sons volunteering.

[Dan]

9. Not to worry,

The first time we get into something and the casualties figures for the dead exceed 200 -300 week, they will welcome the addition of people of color. Matter of fact, they will demand that they serve - razor hair bumps and all.

[surfered]

13. There was a draft for the Vietnam War. As always with a draft, there were ways to get around it.

College deferments for those that could afford college. Trump’s father found a doctor who would write a letter to say Trump had bone spurs. There was a deferment for one child, so Dick Cheney’s wife had a child. They changed that to two children, so Dick Cheney’s wife had a second child.

So a disproportionate number of poor elites, blacks, and Hispanics got drafted.

[Dan]

14. Know that, lived that...

The point I was trying to make was - in the event of a conflict, those that today are trying to dismiss POC, Trans people from being in the military, will do all that they can to ensure that they are in the service when there is an active conflict.

The purity that they are seeking will take a back seat to dying.

[surfered]

18. Being fully staffed and prepared in advance is the key. Fully staffed means a lot of people of different races,

ethnicity, background, beliefs , etc. It requires inclusion. Exclusion will only limit enlistment.

[hlthe2b]

6. I hate seeing myself bemoaning the racism, misogyny, and other bigotry in this administration...

because that is the point of all they do.

If they had their 100% white male-dominated "universe," what then?

[Attilatheblond]

7. Rather thinly veiled racist attack by Sec Def.

He wants the military to look pretty like FOX news whores. Also, wants it to look white.

[Pisces]

12. This is bullshit and needs to be taken to court. Racist POS!!

Everyday it’s something more vile than the next!!

[appmanga]

16. Just another day in their current drip drip drip...

...to try to agitate black people into a confrontation. Their game is weak.