The queue, however, would find an enemy in Maj. Gen. James Wilkinson, the commanding general of the newly-established United States Army. He abolished the qu… 展开

By the time the Civil War broke out in 1861, long hair was out and facial hair was in. You do you, Ambrose. Though there were regulations about dress and appearance, beard and facial … 展开

World War I was the first time when shaving became mandatory — not only was it a good sanitary practice, but it was necessary to get a seal on the gas mask. The face was to … 展开

Long hair was fashionable for civilians during the 1970s but, for the most part, the military sported the opposite look — they also had Article 15 to contend with for non-compliance. On … 展开