Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth raged after finding bearded Navy sailors ignoring his clean-shaven mandate. He tightened grooming exemptions, targeting "beardos" to enforce a "warrior ethos." Critics say the policy disproportionately affects Black troops with a painful skin condition.
Hegseth frustrated as bearded sailors defy grooming rules
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