The military's top enlisted adviser told other senior leaders this week that he was against beards in uniform — even with religious waivers for facial hair — because they have nothing to do with being lethal and can hurt unit identity.
Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Ramon “CZ” Colon-Lopez, the senior enlisted adviser to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, gave his rebuke of more progressive shaving policies on a Facebook livestream alongside Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Joanne Bass and Space Force Chief Master Sergeant Roger Towberman during the Air and Space Force Association's Warfare Symposium on Wednesday morning.
“So, if you want to look cute with your skinny jeans and your beard, by all means do it someplace else. But quit wasting our time on something that doesn't have anything to do with kicking the enemy's ass,” Colon-Lopez said.
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Colon-Lopez also said he “was opposed to the religion exemption for beards” because there should be an “expectation of people to put their personality aside for the betterment of the team.”
The senior enlisted adviser's comment comes as the Department of the Air Force has…
Dont prevent it either. Get a real job, Cur!