SECDEF and Joint Chiefs chairman say top Marine will get a call over barbershops remaining open – By Shawn Snow (Marine Corps Times) / April 14 2020
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and the Gen. Mark Milley, the Joint Chiefs chairman, told reporters at the Pentagon Tuesday that the top Marine will be getting a call over barbershops that remain open across Marine bases despite an ongoing pandemic.
A video, obtained by Task and Purpose, which said it was shot on April 5, shows Marines waiting in a long line at a barbershop aboard Camp Pendleton, California. The Marines appear to not be maintaining proper social distancing.
When asked about the video Tuesday, Esper said the Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. David Berger would be getting a phone call from Milley.
“If the commandant is watching, he’s probably on it, but if not, the chairman is going to give him a call and say ‘what is going on?’”” Esper told reporters Tuesday.
The Corps has faced criticism for keeping barbershops open on Marine bases across states that have shuttered salons and issued stay-at-home orders.
Some Marine barbershops have added staff and extended hours to handle the long waits due to barbershops that have shuttered off base over COVID-19 concerns.
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