The itching will stop let it grow looking good.
UPDATE:
Became discouraged with the level of growth today. Virtually nothing has changed since last time y'all have seen it (end of week 3) and today (end of week 4), so I considered shaving it back to the tried-and-true goatee. When I got home today I decided to just edge the neckline up slightly and re-evaluate. Happy to report it improved the look of my pseudo-beard nicely so I'm soldiering on for a few more weeks! If only the cheeks would fill in I would have no qualms about keeping it up for the next few months...
Progress report..............?
Ir's going to take some time to grow a full beard...but I can grow a nice chinstrap in two weeks. Maybe when (if) my military career is over, I may invest in going through the itching for three months to grow a thick beard!
UPDATE:
Virtually nothing has changed since last time y'all have seen it (end of week 3) and today (end of week 4),
Try to remember your perception of growth is in relation to what it was, the beard grows at a constant rate, so the beard does double in length between week 1 & week 2, but only 50% in week 3 and so forth and so on. Patience--it's 20-30 minutes to sly, a fully mature beard is going to be a 2-3 month situation--let it do it's thing.
Yeah, I'm definitely going to let the beard do its thing. After I edged the neckline it has some semblance of a true beard and doesn't look quite as unruly. I'm looking forward to where it goes in the next month or two!