Military Grooming Standards for Shaving

SO, you're headed to boot camp are ya? Well there are a few things you need to know upon arrival to your indoctrination to becoming one of the bad mf'ers that keeps us safe. Bear in mind, each branch will have slightly different grooming and appearance standards, so you should always check the official regs. for your branch to be sure.

Generally speaking, your face must be clean-shaven and facial hair is not allowed (aside from mustaches) as a function of the armed forces' interest in becoming and appearing as one, cohesive unit. Your “neat and tidy appearance” is the responsibility of your commanding officer, and you can darn sure expect he or she will be enforcing it.

Generally, after basic training is over, you can have a mustache. However, it will have to be more of a molestache. It may not cover the upper lip. It cannot be big or brushy. It cannot extend past a vertical line drawn from the corners of the mouth. And finally, it cannot extend above the lowest portion of your nose. so as I was saying... basically a molestache. Think, Goose in Top Gun. Actually, Goose's might have been a bit too wide for standards.

I know, a lot of people will point to special operators of the various branches who are rocking full beards in combat. Well, when you achieve that level of status things happen on a case-by-case basis, and what the specific operations call for. In these cases of late, often that is integration into the culture of the men in that specific theater of combat.

And obviously, there are medical shaving waivers (and religious waivers) that might be possible to get, depending on your branch, base, and ultimately your CO. However, medical shaving waivers are becoming temporary, and not permanent. Particularly for the Navy and Marine Corps.

But, here's the thing... many of the military shaving waivers are needed/ requested because some personnel have been shaving with a multi-blade razor which causes them legitimate irritation and ingrown hair, which impacts their health and fitness to fight.

That should tell you everything you need to know about multi-blade razors right there. A medical officer will generally first recommend switching to a single-blade razor to see if that helps with the burn, bumps, acne, ingrowns and rash. If that does not work, then you might get the waiver.

The unfortunate part is that most single-blade razors are an inconvenient pain in the ass, like a safety razor - or they are utter dogshit quality, like one of those orange disposable razors.

For this adventure upon which you are about to embark, your shave needs to go fast, be great and not irritate. You only have so much time to shave in boot camp, and it isn't much. You don’t really have the time to dick around with a five-part, metal gadget-ass razor and raw blades just to get a shave with one blade to avoid irritation.

The UNO Razor is the solution. It has the convenience you need. Easy to use cartridges with exceptional shaving steel. A wicked handle, anodized for toughness and fluted like the fluting you see on the barrel of some rifles. It’s a high-quality, durable and reliable tool and it produces fantastic results.

What you’re about to do, helps us all. Let UNO help you maintain the military shaving standard in boot camp, and beyond.

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