Are Civil War Beards for Losers?
I was surprised to learn this week that facial hair “is incompatible with the warrior ethos.” Obviously, someone missed ECW’s Ambrose Burnside Memorial Beard-O-Rama last March. In case you did, too, you can check out all the fun—and all the whiskers—right here.
I suppose that explains why Ulysses S. Grant shaved his early war beard and went from this:
to this:
Don’t be fooled! All those stars on his shoulders only make it look like Grant had a beard. Obviously, he can’t be a winner if he has a face full of whiskers.
I suppose now we know the real reason Robert E. Lee lost the war. Look!
I’m just poking fun here because, obviously, beards have long been a source of amusement for us here at ECW—always have been and always will!
Well maintained beards, like the behaviors, are absolutely a part of the warrior culture. Wild, uncontrolled beards, like the behaviors, are not a part of the warrior culture.
The only beards currently allowed are deployed SF guys … so, if want to be a beardo, start doing your PT 🙂