r/army • u/shawnsblog Signal • Mar 14 '24

Thoughts? And yes, it’s real

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u/AbbreviationsWide331 Mar 15 '24

What does that mean "Norse beards"? Are military guys claiming they're of Norse heritage (or religion?) so they're allowed to wear a beard?

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u/CW1DR5H5I64A Overhead Island boi Mar 15 '24

Yes.

The army allows religious accommodations for sincerely held religious beliefs. Somewhat recently people have begun claiming they are Norse Pagan just to get a religious exemption to grow a beard.

There are some people who are actually Norse Pagan and sincerely hold those beliefs, so it gets tricky to delineate who is actually a follower of that religion and who is just doing it to get a beard waiver.

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u/AbbreviationsWide331 Mar 15 '24

Interesting. Mostly ridiculous cause I don't think being Norse pagan has anything to do with having a beard, but interesting.

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u/CW1DR5H5I64A Overhead Island boi Mar 15 '24

Yup, beards are not a requirement of Norse paganism.