kerbie18 Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 My police department has recently relaxed their policy on facial hair. After 20 years, I am allowed to have a short beard, if I keep it trimmed. The only problem is...facial hair interferes with a gas mask, so that's an issue in a riot. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAKA Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 1 hour ago, kerbie18 said: My police department has recently relaxed their policy on facial hair. After 20 years, I am allowed to have a short beard, if I keep it trimmed. The only problem is...facial hair interferes with a gas mask, so that's an issue in a riot. Oy Veh....such problems 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MO Fugga Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 Wait till retirement. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batesmotel Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 A friend in the Special Forces was on modified grooming standards for a couple years. They were told to carry a disposable razor to shave their beard in case of a biological or chemical attack. Best part is they never even had field masks with them. But they were given razors. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maser Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 Unless you're Medusa I don't think your hair is gonna kill you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 It's a thing in the Oilfield. H2S will take you out if a whiff gets past the seal. Riot gas? Phuck it. You'll be better off than the BLM/Antifa punks. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbie18 Posted February 10, 2022 Author Share Posted February 10, 2022 3 hours ago, Walt Longmire said: It's a thing in the Oilfield. H2S will take you out if a whiff gets past the seal. Riot gas? Phuck it. You'll be better off than the BLM/Antifa punks. Thank you! They act like I'm about to fight Russia or something. Wait, what? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huaco Kid Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 I have to shave several times each year to work in areas that require respirator usage. It's part of the gig and no big deal to me, After a week, it's grown scruffy enough that I don,t care. Only, when I'm newly shaved, I see my sister when I look in the mirror. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huaco Kid Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 You've never seen my long old-man scarecrow hair. It's borderline lethal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipedreams Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 On 2/9/2022 at 9:16 PM, Batesmotel said: A friend in the Special Forces was on modified grooming standards for a couple years. They were told to carry a disposable razor to shave their beard in case of a biological or chemical attack. Best part is they never even had field masks with them. But they were given razors. In the real deal the mask might save 10% if their fast enough and then inject themselves. My opinion the masks are a feel good thing like duck and cover. They most likely didn't have masks in the field since they understood grim facts and there just something else to strap on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batesmotel Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 8 hours ago, pipedreams said: My opinion the masks are a feel good thing like duck and cover. I was the NBC training NCO in my Marine rifle company. I took a bottle of vanilla extract and put drops on guys necks when they were wearing an M7 mask. If they could smell vanilla they would have been killed by any G-Class or better agent. Most guys smelled it. MOPP 4 was much better. But that takes prior knowledge of exposure. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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