Medical Beard Waivers Nearly Double in Air Force and Space Force in Just 3 Years
Between 2021 and 2023, the number of active-duty airmen with shaving waivers due to pseudofolliculitis barbae, a skin condition causing frequent and painful razor burn that disproportionately affects Black men, has grown from 10,965 to 18,991, the Department of the Air Force data shows.
Source: military.com