The United Kingdom and Canada have allowed beards among their troops in recent years. The Canadian government said the change would make grooming standards more inclusive, while the BBC reported the ...

But the policy does have some notable exemptions. United States Marines will not be allowed to grow beards, said Marine Corps Commandant General Eric Smith earlier this week at a Defense Writers Group ...

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“It is time to modernise,” was the message from Grant Shapps, the defence secretary, in an interview with The Times earlier this month. Mr Shapps was talking not about weaponry or strategic doctrines, ...