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Updated: Guidance on Grooming Standards for Facial Hair and Religious Liberty

U.S. Secretary of War, March 11, 2026.

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Mar 31, 2026
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The Department of War has issued updated procedures to apply for a religious beard exemption.

New document:

HQDA EXORD 263-25 REF J - Guidance on Grooming Standards for Facial Hair and Religious Liberty

​HQDA EXORD 263-25 (FRAGO 1) ANNEX A shows memorandum that current RA is subject to review and recession based on SECWAR memo “guidance on grooming standa…

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