Seems a little silly to me, what with everything else you've got to worry about during active service, but what do I know?
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Tue 15 Jul 2008, 11:11,
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have slackened off a bit since my day. I've seen many a serviceman in news reports that looks as though he's not shaven for a few days. We had to get permission to miss one day of shaving and it usually needed to be a medical reason or the active duty prevented shaving easily.
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Tue 15 Jul 2008, 11:20,
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