Quote Originally Posted by Sinnertwin View Post
Interesting thought process. I haven't read that particular thread.
I'll have to watch the live action movie again. I dont recall the American soldiers that were stationed at Qatar having beards, which i would assume that being in the Arabian Peninsula would have been more appropriate? Or are they referring to Afghanistan & it's neighbours?
It is more to do with remote rarely-seen special op teams than regular overseas military. I don't know how common the full beard rugged look is but in some elite areas the military accepts it as practical.