Horrible. There was a reason to keep people in the military wearing short hair, no head covering and no facial hair.
“here was a reason to keep people in the military wearing short hair, no head covering and no facial hair.”
The “no facial hair” rule came about in WWI because of gas masks. Still an issue, theoretically, but new masks seal a 2-4mm beard just fine. Certain positions in the Navy (e.g., submariners) generally didn’t have the rule, at all.
I’m Israeli, so obviously I get a pass on a yarmulke, but many brave American soldiers wear them, as well.
It will be interesting if he has to work in a chem atmosphere with that beard. The M40, the replacement for the M17, is the most common now as far as I know and both masks suffer from the inadequate protective capabilities of their face pieces especially from blister agents. But if he tries to don that silicone and get a workable seal with a beard, it won’t and he can expect to die. So I guess his religion worked in his favor as he will see his God sooner than expected.
But so it isn’t all bad, his trying to pull the mask over a turban is going to be more interesting than the seal problem. And getting rid of the turban to don is going to cost him time, of which he won’t survive for more than about 13 seconds to clear and seal. My students were taught tricks how to take advantage of things and the average was between 7 to 8 seconds, mask and hood, helping each other. Unless there’s is something I don’t know, he will be on the casualty list.
rwood
That is why Hitler had his shaved mustache.
Horrible. There was a reason to keep people in the military wearing short hair, no head covering and no facial hair.