The Air Force is spelling out in minute detail how long airmen’s mustaches and sideburns are allowed to be.

“The new guidance mandates that sideburns must be above the ear opening and that mustaches are prohibited from going beyond the corners of the mouth or into a respirator seal zone,” an Air Force spokesperson told Task & Purpose on Monday.

These changes to grooming standards were outlined in an Oct. 29 memo that was shared on the unofficial Air Force amn/nco/snco page on Monday.

Task & Purpose obtained a copy of the memo, which is included at the bottom of the article, and shows exactly where airmen’s sideburns and mustaches must end.

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