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As was mentioned last time this was posted, it's a matter of being able to use gas masks properly. If the masks don't form a seal with the skin the wearer is dead.
When was the last time the US fought an enemy with a credible chemical stockpile? That's why it hasn't been important the last 30years. But Russia has shown to still possess chemical weapons and the will to use them. North Korea is known to have CW in their arsenal, and it would be naïve to assume that the PRC doesn't.
At the moment allies for WW3 are still blurry, but I guess it's better safe than sorry. So it's not a rule intentionally targeting black people, it's protecting all soldiers. The rest of NATO should probably enforce the same rule.
I’ve shared the same data on other similar posts around this topic, and gotten downvoted for it too.
That's because it's been debunked and what you're sharing is misinformation.
Modern M50 has masks happily seal on a 1/4 inch beard. Additionally, if the intentions of this policy were protective rather than racist, why would they apply all the time? Making soldiers shave in garrison to be ready for a gas attack is stupid. They only issue masks when deploying, because nobody is about to gas Fort Hood.