His defense team argued Hasan should be able to keep his beard under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act , contending that shaving it would leave him in a `` perilous religious state , '' according to a news release from Fort Hood . An appeals court previously said it would not hear until after the order was given . He had said , ` ` I believe that my job requires me to wear a beard '' He is accused of killing 13 people and injuring 32 at Fort Hood .
An appeals court previously said it would not hear until after the order was given . He had said , ` ` I believe that my job requires me to wear a beard '' He is accused of killing 13 people and injuring 32 at Fort Hood .