T'was time to tidy up for U.S. Air Force Reserve duty, so I checked 36-2903 for the latest in grooming standards and... oh my! The times they are a-changin'. As the proud first-time grower of a somewhat proper beard, I wanted to retain as much upper-lip foliage as possible whilst demolishing the rest of my facial forest to get back in regs. How much of my flavor-saver could I save? 🤔 Back in my day, AFI36-2903 decreed that mustaches shall not “extend sideways beyond a vertical line drawn upward from both corners of the mouth.” But in today's Air Force, mustaches shall not go “more than 1/4-inch beyond a vertical line drawn from the corner of the mouth.” If you’re doing math: 1/4-in + 1/4-in = 1/2-in We’re approaching Robin Olds territory! We don't yet know who the next CSAF will be, but I hope they continue this trend of slowly extending the mustache line until the day finally comes that everyone can wear WAR BEARDS 🧔 If you’ve got groovy grooming advice, please share. #AimHigh
There’s probably another 1/16” buffer zone before anyone questions. Then there’s the 1/32” extra allowed for the reserves and 1/16” for the Guard. Probably get another 1/8” if you tilt your head while measuring. The sad part is that you still wouldn’t be in Magnum PI territory 😂
Flavor saver 🤣
I had two demands I yelled into the void before my last reenlistment... Bring back warrant officers and let us have beards. We're batting .500!
I “heard” the DoW is standing up a stash reg IPT and is the real reason all the GO’s are meeting!!
I hope they continue to adjust the standard 🙏
I remember when AFI 36-2903 was AFI 35-10. 😂
year of the 2026 mustache
Hero
Facial hair reforms will not be complete until we can rock full mutton chops in our staff photos.