tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post5538772476036196427..comments2024-03-29T03:54:15.890-07:00Comments on daily timewaster: Tough Charactersc w swansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02735507642689652780noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-68584362868903369192021-06-20T12:55:08.373-07:002021-06-20T12:55:08.373-07:00When I was USN ('75-'81)you had to submit ...When I was USN ('75-'81)you had to submit a special request to grow a beard, I very seriously doubt it was even an option in the 50's especially aboard ship. The mask of your OBA would never seal. Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539866203955644632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-62874246979434463962021-06-19T19:06:02.902-07:002021-06-19T19:06:02.902-07:00I was in the CG & we got a new Commandant (Yos...I was in the CG & we got a new Commandant (Yost), his previous assignment had been something to do with the Navy. He liked the no bead look. On Fathers Day 1986 I shaved my beard off.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05450082315014407506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-54068239580874440232021-06-19T17:52:44.782-07:002021-06-19T17:52:44.782-07:00That would be for the guns of the F9F Panther he i...That would be for the guns of the F9F Panther he is standing next to, I bet.SCOTTtheBADGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859188068159799373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-81502113490228771632021-06-19T13:19:09.607-07:002021-06-19T13:19:09.607-07:00Beards were up to captains to allow or not. My MC...Beards were up to captains to allow or not. My MCPO father had one in the mid-1970s.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13296988746956477216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-50445944828984456992021-06-19T11:57:35.785-07:002021-06-19T11:57:35.785-07:00Rounds on American ( with beard?, wondering) are 2...Rounds on American ( with beard?, wondering) are 20mmmSkipnoreply@blogger.com