tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524340241288844456.post898732835825092416..comments2024-03-28T04:24:54.603-10:00Comments on Vintage Muscle Men: OctetVintage Muscle Menhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08244653188564625879noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524340241288844456.post-35768378341845125392023-01-09T15:28:29.216-10:002023-01-09T15:28:29.216-10:00They were submariners in WW II-Dee ExxThey were submariners in WW II-Dee ExxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524340241288844456.post-53700486157142260992023-01-08T07:22:37.955-10:002023-01-08T07:22:37.955-10:00Either that, or they had officers who weren't ...Either that, or they had officers who weren't too strict.Vintage Muscle Menhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08244653188564625879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524340241288844456.post-38685985392660358572023-01-08T06:17:24.134-10:002023-01-08T06:17:24.134-10:00Only a "full set" - i.e. full beard with...Only a "full set" - i.e. full beard with moustache - is allowed in the Royal Navy. It has been difficult to establish the historical record, but in the US Navy, only a full set seems only to have been permitted for uniformed sailors. I think, therefore, that these gents must have been in the merchant marine. Calormannoreply@blogger.com