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Petition · past parliament

Allow the British Army to wear beards

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

Help us blend into society and have the option to appear as civilian as possible outside of working hours. Makes sense considering the current terrorist threat level.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Allow all British Armed Forces personnel to have a beard if they so wish.

Timeline

29 Jun 2018 Petition opened for signatures
5 Jul 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 5 Jul 2018

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.