Which condition allows beard growth?

• A. Authorized by medical authority through a medical profile.
• B. Authorized by the appropriate Medical Authority by issuing a Medical Profile.
• C. Authorized by the unit commander.
• D. No beard allowed.

Answer: (B)

Beard growth is allowed only when a medical authority authorizes it through a medical profile. If a medical condition requires or justifies a beard, medical personnel evaluate the soldier and issue a medical profile that documents the beard allowance and its duration. As long as that profile is active, wearing a beard is permitted. The unit commander does not grant this exception on their own, and without the medical profile AR 670-1 would require no beard.