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🌱 Why Hegseth’s grooming rules matter for troops at Quantico

Quantico, Virginia Patch AM: a 3 min read

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  • Why Hegseth’s grooming rules matter for troops at Quantico

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📰 News we're reading

• Pentagon seeks troops with "impeccable grooming" to attend Hegseth address, report says (ms.now subscription) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is drawing scrutiny for seeking only impeccably groomed, top-performing troops to attend his upcoming “State of the Force” address, continuing a focus on appearance he highlighted in a past speech at Marine Corps Base Quantico. Quantico residents may note how their local base figures into the broader debate over military fitness, grooming standards, and ongoing criticism of Hegseth’s Iran war policy.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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