Hair: how short have you gone? how long?

[thisnumbersdisconnected]

Were you in 'Nam? My dad was there. '66 - '69. He was also in the Corps.

173rd Assault Unit ... Robin Hoods. Attached to the 509th.

 

[farouk]

Well, this is interesting; so what about hair in Vietnam?

 

[thisnumbersdisconnected]

Well, this is interesting; so what about hair in Vietnam?

I had it. Still do.

 

[farouk]

I had it. Still do.

Sounds good. Anyway, I think women formerly in the military who still want to keep a military haircut probably need to cut it more often than men do. Often the case, anyway.

 

[SemperFidelis07]

In the US, female service members are allowed to have long hair but they have to tie it above their shoulders.

 

[farouk]

In the US, female service members are allowed to have long hair but they have to tie it above their shoulders.

Female Marines, too?

(Pardon my ignorance as a guy from north of the border...)

Blessings.

 

[SemperFidelis07]

Yup. But God help her if her hair isn't squared away while in uniform.

 

[Knotical]

The longest I have let my hair grow is a bit below my shoulders. Though, since I have rather thick, bushy hair, this did not last long. Also, that was before I was married. My wife keeps it pretty short now.

 

[farouk]

Yup. But God help her if her hair isn't squared away while in uniform.

Tightly bundled up, I guess you mean, right.

Yes, well, women have a distinguished history of various sorts of service in the military, but I guess it's a known thing that they may need to do something drastic to hair.

Blessings.

 

[thisnumbersdisconnected]

Female Marines, too?

(Pardon my ignorance as a guy from north of the border...)

Blessings.

Female everything ... Marines, Army, Navy, Air Force. They're all over and valuable assets to the nation's defense.

 

[SemperFidelis07]

Darn right. When I was in Parris Island, my platoon passed a female platoon. The female drill instructors are scarier than the males and my platoon had SSgt. Hernandez, one of the meanest mothers to wear a smokey cover, as our Kill Hat.

 

[farouk]

Female everything ... Marines, Army, Navy, Air Force. They're all over and valuable assets to the nation's defense.

this: Sorry; my question wasn't whether there are female Marines, too, but whether the hair needs to be cut the same as men Marines', that's all. Semper Fi answered this, I think.

 

[farouk]

Darn right. When I was in Parris Island, my platoon passed a female platoon. The female drill instructors are scarier than the males and my platoon had SSgt. Hernandez, one of the meanest mothers to wear a smokey cover, as our Kill Hat.

 

[farouk]

...I have one grand daughter who has beautiful tats
but I still dont like them..

Hi Carolyn:

Reading this now, I still didn't quite understand what you meant when you thought your granddaughter's tats are beautiful, but you don't like them?

(Or maybe it's too late or too early or something, but I still didn't follow.)

I guess experimenting with tats isn't too different with experimenting with hairstyles, in some ways.

Blessings.

 

[farouk]

. One of my sons has both of his ears pierced and they both have tats. I don't see anyone having negative reactions to them though so its cool.

I don't have anything against piercings or tats as long as they're tasteful. I like for my sons tats to be covered when we are dressed for work. Some older ladies have reacted poorly to visible tats in the past. My sons level of professionalism supersedes any potential negativeness of his earrings I feel. He walks and talks a true professional.

Edward: I think some men and boys reckon earrings combine well with the currently popular very short/shaved look, because the ears look especially bare, otherwise.

 

[thisnumbersdisconnected]

Edward: I think some men and boys reckon earrings combine well with the currently popular very short/shaved look, because the ears look especially bare, otherwise.

They did when I was the Army, too, but I didn't go out a get a piercing. :toofunny

 

[farouk]

They did when I was the Army, too, but I didn't go out a get a piercing. :toofunny

this:

It may have made you smile.

But for many young men, it's perfectly straightforward and normal to go pierce their ears. I wore earrings once, though not any more, and I don't find it at all problematic. These days it's often in a shaved hair and chunky jewel earring combination.

 

[farouk]

It does look better with short hair than long I think. It used to be that men did one ear...

Ed: I am perfectly comfortable with the practice. Nowadays the tendency is to do both ears.

Yes, I agree it looks better with short hair.

 

[SemperFidelis07]

A recruit got roasted for having an earring in boot camp. This was in Receiving, so you can imagine it giving adding salt to the wound a whole new meaning. Needless to say, he had that earring confiscated.

 

[farouk]

A recruit got roasted for having an earring in boot camp. This was in Receiving, so you can imagine it giving adding salt to the wound a whole new meaning.

Semper: I guess the women recruits can keep their studs in, though.