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The Beard When I was in the Navy beards were allowed so I grew a long beard to somehow remind me of my recent past life During a formal inspection of the crew the Captain of our new Destroyer which was then being built and of which I was a member of the commissioning crew walked to me as I was standing at attention and looked at me with his intense blue eyes and told the chief petty officer of my division who was accompanying the inspection We don’t need any Santa Clauses on this ship Shortly after I shaved the beard The CPO looked at me and smiled good decision he said he became a sort of friend of mine which in itself was an accomplishment Much later in my professional careers working for brilliant supervisors when they gave me a direction subtle or otherwise I saluted and said HUA heard understood and acknowledged The Navy lesson served me well but after I retired I grew another beard much longer and fiercer