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Pentagon Study Finds Beards Directly Related To Combat Effectiveness

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Oct 05, 2022
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TAMPA, Fla. — Forget new gear, weapons, or sophisticated targeting systems. The newest tool coming to combat troops is low-tech: beards. In a report released yesterday, research think-tank Xegis Solutions noted that beards have a direct correlation to combat effectiveness.

"We took 100 soldiers. 25 were Special Forces qualified and had beards, 25 were Sp…

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