But for heathens? This has got to be a first.

The Army Times reported that a soldier had earned an exemption from shaving on account of his Norse pagan, or “heathen,” faith.

According to this unnamed soldier, the Viking look was how he had to roll.

And when you think about it, those badass Viking warriors we pretty freaking scary — and almost all of them had a beard.

From Lexington and Concord, to Princeton, Charleston and Yorktown the fledgling nation’s patriots faced daunting odds against the world’s greatest military power.

But luck, good leadership and exceptional marksmanship all helped to eventually defeat the British and send them back to their island for good (well, there was that whole War of 1812 business, but we don’t like to talk about that).

So enjoy today’s Military Maxim and make sure to wait until you see the whites of their eyes in everything you do!

But both services are now updating their urban operations doctrine for the first time in years, and their leaders, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley and Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert Neller, have publicly pushed for more urban-focused efforts.

The Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu foresaw the issues that are involved in city fighting. More than 2,500 years before the Battle of Hue City, he provided this maxim about the dangers of urban warfare.

He resigned his commission in 1853, going into banking for a few years before becoming the superintendent of the Louisiana Military Academy in 1859.

But when state succession and Civil War loomed a short time later, Sherman headed north. Rejoining the Army, Sherman was made a colonel of the 13th U.S. Infantry.

Later, of course, he would go on to lead troops throughout the South as a general, including his infamous “March to the Sea,” capturing Savannah, Georgia, in 1864.

Despite his abhorrence for the war, based on other quotes, Sherman’s sense of duty is reflected in today’s maxim.

Although a famous general, and some people did talk about Eisenhower running for president, many past presidents who had been generals had not been entirely successful. For every George Washington there was an Ulysses S. Grant.

Eisenhower’s strategic and tactical military genius throughout the war, however, led to the defeat of fascism in Europe and laid the groundwork for decades of prosperity in western Europe.

It was the leadership skills Eisenhower honed during the war, however, that made him one of the top presidents in U.S. history. From the economy to civil rights, the country as a whole prospered.

Today’s maxim focuses on how Eisenhower saw true leadership.

His military and tactical genius lead to the defeat of the world’s most powerful military and Britain’s exit from the American colonies.

And despite his fame and glory in forging a new United States, Washington refused to rule beyond his presidential term, instead retiring to his estate in northern Virginia at Mount Vernon. He lived there as a gentleman farmer until his death on Dec. 14, 1799.

In today’s Military Maxim we pay tribute to Washington’s foresight and strategic acumen.