New Army Shaving Policy Will Allow Soldiers with Skin Condition that Affects Mostly Black Men to Be Kicked Out
New Army Shaving Policy Will Allow Soldiers with Skin Condition that Affects Mostly Black Men to Be Kicked Out
The Army is preparing to roll out a new policy that could lead to soldiers diagnosed with a chronic skin condition that causes painful razor bumps and scarring to be kicked out of the service -- an issue that disproportionately affects Black men.
MAGA policy at its finest. Ironically if this policy successfully discourages blacks from enlisting in the military, it might be a liberation of sorts for them.
Of sorts indeed. For a lot of people the military is the only option we give as a way out of difficult circumstances, and the educational grants and such are potentially their only way see a better future.
It's rough but it's unfortunately the best path our society has seen fit to build.
God forbid we invest in underserved communities or provide general education grants.I mean this is why I served. I knew I didn't have a home once I turned 18. No one in my family or extended family had been to college. Poor kid from a shitty school, I had no idea how to make it happen. So before I turned 18 I emancipated and shipped out. What I found was one of the most diverse workforce in the US, because its comprised of almost exclusively poor people from all across the US.
But the whiter the military is, the easier it will be to use them to suppress protests against ICE.
I think that’s the goal, to make a loyal military.
Back in basic, almost every black person in my division got what was called a "shave chit" which was basically just a piece of paper saying "this recruit doesn't have to shave every morning for medical reasons"
And having seen them try in the first week or so to shave with everyone else, yeah. Fuck shaving every day anyway, but why would you purposely force someone to essentially slice their face off little by little wherever hair grows???
Sadism and racism. I can think of no other reason.
It’s the military. If you can’t comply to every dumb standard you shouldn’t be there. Thats how they see this.
Seriously though, cheese out all those qualified military personnel. It frees them up to form militias to resist your bullshit later.
Who wants to be part of this military anyway? You're just waiting to attack California or defend genocidal regimes.
Forcing people out of the military for a policy that wasn't around when they joined gives the service member some leeway. There's usually a period of voluntary separation where they can opt in to receive a severance pay and streamline the process. If the service member doesn't opt for voluntary separation, they are involuntarily separated. This involves a little more paperwork, a longer process, and half the severance pay of a voluntary separation. In both cases it's an honorable discharge (unless there's something else criminal at play) and they keep all benefits and entitlements.
I'm more familiar with Navy regulations, but here's an example from the DEI rollback from March (TW for the shitty title of the message).
Paragraph 5 stipulates the terms of voluntary separation. More specifically:
b. Any remaining military service obligation will be waived for members requesting voluntary separation; any bonus received prior to 26 February 2025 and subject to a service obligation will not be recouped. Absent any other basis for separation or disenrollment, USNA and NROTC midshipmen will not be subject to monetary repayment of education benefits.
d. Characterization of service will be honorable except where the member's record otherwise warrants a different characterization. The applicable separation program designator codes and associated narrative reasons for separation will be provided at a later date by an appropriate official of the Office of the ASN(M&RA) in coordination with the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.
e. For military personnel requesting voluntary separation and eligible for voluntary separation pay in accordance with references (h) and (i), CNO and CMC will authorize voluntary separation pay at a rate that is twice the amount of involuntary separation pay for which the member would have been eligible in accordance with reference (j). Voluntary separation pay is not payable to those with less than six years or more than 20 years of service. No member receiving Voluntary Separation Pay in accordance with this ALNAV will be required to serve in the Ready Reserve.
f. CNO and CMC are authorized Temporary Early Retirement Authority for members with over 18 but less than 20 years of total active-duty service eligible per reference (k) and separated in accordance with this ALNAV.
If you have friends, family, or acquaintance who are US military members, please use this information and opportunity to educate, agitate, and organize. Some of these people are about to lose their stability and routine, and it's important to direct their frustration and blame at the racist policies of this administration, linking it to other intersectionalities, and building camaraderie.
I'm white AF and this happens to me. It sucks. Of course my beard hair is the shape of black hair and the texture of hog bristles so it's not really surprising.
Best thing I've done for it is to use a single blade (safety razor) and shave exclusively in the shower. The steam opens your pours and helps reduce irritation.
Also, shaving "with" the grain. Which is easier said then done since it kinda goes every direction.
But the biggest difference has been shaving in the shower. My skin goes crazy otherwise.
I have a full beard so I avoid shaving most of it. I'm so hairy that I have to shave most of my neck and my upper cheeks though otherwise I'd look like a Yeti. Seriously, some hairs are nearly to my eyes.
My genes are apparently just pure European (almost a flat mix from Ireland to Ukraine). But my hair is extremely curly even on my head. My friends use to say I had a "jew-fro" but I'm not Jewish from what a DNA test said.
Black men like myself have a fix for this. It’s expensive, but what’s daddy Trump gonna do? Sanction Germany?
The Braun 8 series is the $300 dollar fuck you to Trump.
1000% Tariff on all Braun shavers in 3...2..
Still the best take on this "freedom to join the military" debate after over 30 years.