Males will keep their face clean-shaven when in uniform, or in civilian clothes on duty.
Mustaches are permitted.
If worn, males will keep mustaches neatly trimmed, tapered, and tidy.
Mustaches will not present a chopped off or bushy appearance, and no portion of the mustache will cover the upper lip line, extend sideways beyond a vertical line drawn upward from the corners of the mouth (see lines C and D of fig 3–1), or extend above a parallel line at the lowest portion of the nose (see line B of fig 3–1).
Figure 3–1. Male grooming standards
Handlebar mustaches, goatees, and beards are not author-ized.
If appropriate medical authority allows beard growth, the maximum length authorized for medical treatment must be specific.
For example, “The length of the beard cannot exceed 1/4 inch” (see TB Med 287).
Related Guidance — TB Med 287
TB Med 287
Soldiers will keep the growth trimmed to the level specified by the appropriate medical authority, but are not authorized to shape the hair growth (examples include, but are not limited to, goatees, “Fu Manchu,” or handlebar mustaches).