The Argentine Navy made official the
ban on the use of beards
for all its active personnel, in line with the restrictions that already applied to those who participated in different operations.
As specified by that force to
Clarín
, the decision "
is a matter of uniformity
."
The measure was published in a modification of the regulations that governed personnel.
The text is signed by Rear Admiral Juan Carlos Romay, general director of personnel and welfare of the Navy.
In his first point, he notes that the wearing of a beard "
is prohibited for all military personnel
."
However, it clarifies that there are exceptions and specifies that those who are part of "units deployed outside their natural location" may not shave and that due to "a contingency" or due to
difficulty in accessing fresh water,
it is necessary to rationalize it.
The reform of the Navy regulations that extends the ban on beards.
Those with a "
medical prescription
" are also exempt from shaving.
In all cases, according to the regulations, the beard must "be complete with
mustaches, neat and trimmed
."
The objective, he insists, is
to avoid "all eccentricity
in its shape and dimensions."
Armada without a beard: "a small modification" that unifies criteria
"It is not something new, it is a small modification that gives uniformity. The Navy was the only place where you could wear a beard, but in any case only those assigned
to administrative tasks
could do so ," they pointed out to this daily from the Navy.
The same source pointed out that all those assigned to operational tasks could not wear beards and that is why the decision formalized in the uniform regulations does nothing more than
unify criteria
.
Stella with Fernando de la Rúa.
The use of beards in the Navy had been restored in 2001, during the presidency of Fernando De la Rúa.
At that time it was the head of the force, Admiral Joaquín Stella, who was the first to show himself with the new look.
In any case, only the chief officers, from lieutenant captain onwards, and the principal non-commissioned officers had this license.
In recent days, the armed forces made headlines when the decision of the Ministry of Defense led by Luis Petri to prohibit the use of inclusive language was confirmed.
That determination, which ignited the debate, mainly on social networks, was extended shortly after by the national government to all areas of the State.