Petition · past parliament
Allow all British Forces to grow facial hair should they wish to!
Rejected
18 signatures
What the petition asks
The British Army for a long time has not allowed anyone to grow
beards with the exception of medical issues/religious beliefs
lets face it shaving every day does horrid things! me in particular suffer with irritated skin daily, regardless surely if someone wants to grow it they should be able to
beards with the exception of medical issues/religious beliefs
lets face it shaving every day does horrid things! me in particular suffer with irritated skin daily, regardless surely if someone wants to grow it they should be able to
Keeping it clean and tidy so why not?
Sikhs can have beards so why cant I?
My skins sore shave it again tomorrow!
Please help those that want to do the very human thing of growing there own facial hair without scrutiny
http://www.wyedean.com/is-facial-hair-allowed-in-the-military/
Sikhs can have beards so why cant I?
My skins sore shave it again tomorrow!
Please help those that want to do the very human thing of growing there own facial hair without scrutiny
http://www.wyedean.com/is-facial-hair-allowed-in-the-military/
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 3 Jun 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 4 Jun 2018 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
18
Status
Rejected
Rejected
4 Jun 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.