Please don’t misquote me by picking a line from what I wrote and throwing your own opinion in it….
You totally missed the point here….People were not court martial because of keeping long beards, but they were court martialed for
DISOBEYING A LAWFULL COMMAND BY SUPERIOR OFFICERS !!! Punishment for the disobedience of a lawful order in any military is the severest….Today the guy is rebelling against beard, tomorrow he can refuse something else….There is no place for rebels in armed forces…
PAF is not against beards, but it’s against the beards that aren’t as per dress regulations…I cant put it in more simple words…As per the looks or if it looks dummy, well that is your own personal that other people may differ. Many PAF pilots have very smart beards and it suits them very well (now this is my opinion only..)
...You can find few beards here too...
I don’t understand that why people are relating beard as a religious symbol or some Islam specific thing??? Beard is NOT is religious symbol … People from all faiths and No faiths keep beards world over …..It’s a personal choice…..Beard is not like putting tilak on forehead or kippa on head or surma in eyes or a tasbeeh in hand…..Today its beard, tomorrow someone might say that Moustaches are also a no-no …. Please don’t term beard as an Islamic symbol. Because
IT IS NOT…..Neither its essential in Islam to grow beard nor majority of muslims have beards ....
On a lighter note, James Hetfield (of Metallica) has also got one and looks quite Talibani too…and surprisingly he was held at the airport due to the same reason... Its a crazy world out there…
'Taleban-like beard' sees Metallica frontman detained at airport - Entertainment - NZ Herald News
IMO, till the time any person from armed forces ( of any faith what so ever) is keeping it as per dress code, it shouldn’t be banned: Its purely a matter of personal choice rather than a faith…