give it up a'ready.
He's freaking NOT in NYC or LA or even Boston. He's in Alaska!
And he's military. It may well be, were a study done in Alaska - they might find that the locals trust a military man and a man who doesn't gt rid of his beard because of 'advise from experts.
One size does not fit all - especially in Alaska. And that seems to be the consensus of THIS 'panel' on this thread...a 'study' in itself.
I remember when alGoreBul was last running - and hired a woman - an 'expert' - to tell him how to dress and in what colors, etc etc - yeah, that worked.
Doesn’t matter where in the U.S.