do the requirements for NBC gear/ O2 masks etc give problems with the old bum fluff??
I know that the serious beardies with the RN shave off their whiskers when going to war....a few faces suddenly changed appearance at a certain tri-service unit I used to work with...
Why not have different standards? "Parade" standards of freshly-shaved neck and no facial hair outwith the lip-length 'tache and half-length sidies, and more relaxed standards for non-parade occasions. This is what tends to happen by default, bottom-inspectors aside!