Dugan J.

Bearded since: 2012. I am a dedicated, permanent beard grower.

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Why did I grow my beard? I had a three-inch full beard since sophomore year in high school. I joined the Marines three days after graduation and had to be clean shaven for more than seven years. The last day of active duty (15 December, 2012), I shaved my face and head as close as possible and vowed that for one year not a single hair would be plucked, trimmed, cut, or otherwise diminished.

How do I feel about my beard? I LOVE MY BEARD!!! It has almost become its own entity. I feel more in tune with my primal manliness, my natural state of being.