when did the navy do away with beards
Facial hair in the military The Navy ban on beards on Naval installations and operational vessels, including its submarine fleet, was reinstated in 1984 by CNO James D. Watkins.[citation needed] However, this rule is generally ignored on board deployed submarines at the Captain's discretion.[citation needed]
Military brat (U.S. subculture) The military brats subculture has emerged over the last 200 years.[1][2] The age of the phenomenon has meant military brats have also been described by a number of researchers as one of America's oldest and yet least well-known and largely invisible subcultures.[2][5] They have also been described as a "modern nomadic subculture".[5]