{"id":83065,"date":"2026-07-08T15:47:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T15:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2026\/07\/08\/sailors-with-unmanageable-permanent-razor-bumps-to-face-separation-navy-says\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:10:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:10:27","slug":"sailors-with-unmanageable-permanent-razor-bumps-to-face-separation-navy-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2026\/07\/08\/sailors-with-unmanageable-permanent-razor-bumps-to-face-separation-navy-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Sailors with \u2018unmanageable permanent\u2019 razor bumps to face separation, Navy says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. Navy service members with shaving waivers who are classified as having a permanent skin condition will face administrative separation, the service <a 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regulation,\u201d a Navy administrative message said. \u201cGrooming standards add to sailor and mission safety and ensure the safe and proper utilization of protective equipment in all naval environments and operational conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The announcement follows a February <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2025\/09\/15\/troops-with-medical-shaving-waivers-to-face-separation-hegseth-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2025\/09\/15\/troops-with-medical-shaving-waivers-to-face-separation-hegseth-says\/\">Pentagon memo<\/a> in which Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that troops who required medical shaving waivers for over a year would face involuntary separation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sailors experiencing razor bumps or irritation resulting from shaving are to report it to their supervisor so that they can receive a military 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