But a soldier cant just add shit to his uniform

CIB shows you are a grunt

As well as having your divisions patch and not an off shoot

CIB shows you are a grunt who got hit by an IED, stray mortar or RPG, or got shot at. Doesn't show that you're a grunt.

Medics, artillery, engineers, mp all dont wear the nornal patch

CIB can only be worn by a grunt or SF

It shows you are a grunt

I'm aware

And many grunts don't have a CIB

Many medics don't have a CMB

Many pogs don't have a CAB

But grunts have the unit patch and medics the medic brigade patch

And mps the mp brigade patch

Hq the hq patch etc

No thanks

Beards are like having an anime patch

It serves absolutely 0 puprose

OOOOOOHHH

fight fight fight fight

Our military doesnt even have a history of having beards

Beards are like good-luck charms

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In theory unnecessary

What fuckin year were you in the army, 1960???

In practice, no dude wants to leave home without

All the ww2 and Vietnam photos Ive seen have been clean shaven

Korea

Our medics weren't in a medic brigade, they were in the bsb

Talk to William Tecumseh Sherman and he will tell you that beards don't affect combat efficacy

They didnt have gas then

I LIKE BEER

If you really want beards rag go prove that nerve gas isnt affected by it

anyway to throw kerosene on this fire
There is no reason to have beards in a gas environment, and there is no reason to possibly compromise your effectiveness because of a theory and because you want your face armor

You may want it, but unless you can prove it won't hurt gas mask effectiveness, you need to shave your face child

I like having a beard but a neck gaiter does the same job

yeah, but

you'll look like a fag

>cries in the corne with my neckgaiter

Navy allowed beards from 1970-1984

He didnt mean it bro

lol