Legal experts caution that it is also creating a chilling effect on what would otherwise be permissible speech by US troops.

The US Army on Monday rolled out new grooming standards, which now require service members “to be clean shaven and neat in presentation for a proper military appearance.” Secretary of War Pete Hegseth ...

The new policy also addressees standards for cosmetics, fingernails, and jewelry. Men can no longer wear clear nail polish, and lipstick and fake eyelashes are banned for women, along with colored ...