Petition Get the army in line with other armed services and allow soldiers to grow beards

The RAF have changed their grooming standards to allow personnel to grow beards. This means that only the Army is not allowed to grow a beard.
With recruitment and retention at an all time low this small change could boost moral and be a demonstration that the army does listen to it’s soldiers.

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35 signatures

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Date closed 6 November 2019
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