Posted on Mar 7, 2014
AR 670-1: What is your reaction to the newest changes?
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<14px;">, APPROVED, AND PUBLISHED!<br><br>2. New revision of the regulation will define the following terms: eccentric, faddish,conservative, inconspicuous, unsightly, hair braids/plaits.<br><br>3. AR 670-1 will be a PUNITIVE order in the new regulation. <br><br>4. Sideburns will not extend below the top of the ear. <br><br>5. Soldiers will be clean shaven on AND off duty (even during leave).<br><br>6. Female and Male hair grooming standards will become more restrictive and better defined(I'll have pictures for you at MHS).<br><br>7. Females will be allowed to put their hair into a pony tail during PT.<br><br>8. Males will be prohibited from wearing cosmetics to include nail polish, females may wear cosmetics conservatively, but can only wear nail polish in service, mess, or dress uniforms.<br><br>9. Females fingernail length will not exceed 1/4 inch, no fake nails, add-ons, or extensions will be authorized.<br><br>10. Tattoos will not be visible above the neck line when the IPFU is worn. Tattoos will not extend below the wrist line and not on the hands. Sleeve tattoos will be prohibited (this one will be grandfathered).<br><br>11. Soldiers will not walk while engaged in activities that require the hand salute (eating, cell phone use, smoking, etc.).<br><br>12. ACUs will not be commercially pressed; hand ironing of the ACU only will be authorized.</span></font></p><font color="#666666"><span style="line-height: 17px; font-size: 14px;"><p><br>13. Bags worn over the shoulder will only be black or the color print of the uniform i.e. ACU, without logos.<br><br>14. the new regulation will specify civilian clothes standards both on and off duty and both on and off post.<br><br>15. No visible body piercings on or off duty and on or off post, males will never be allowed to wear earrings. Ear gauging will be unauthorized.<br><br>16. No dental ornamentation or gold teeth will be authorized.<br><br>17. Soldiers will be authorized to wear authorized ballistic eye wear in garrison.<br><br>18. Officers will be authorized to wear non-subdued rank on their headgear in garrison.<br><br>19. Males will be authorized to carry black umbrella with ASU.</p><p><br></p><p>http://www.armytimes.com/article/20140307/NEWS07/303070021/Army-secretary-approves-new-grooming-uniform-regs<br></p></span></font><div class="pta-link-card"><div class="pta-link-card-picture"><img src="http://www.armytimes.com/graphics/ody/alticon.png"></div><div class="pta-link-card-content"><div class="pta-link-card-title"><a href="http://www.armytimes.com/article/20140307/NEWS07/303070021/Army-secretary-approves-new-grooming-uniform-regs" target="_blank">Army secretary approves new grooming, uniform regs</a></div><div class="pta-link-card-description">
Army Secretary John McHugh on Thursday approved a long-awaited revision to grooming and uniform regulations, according to an Army statement.
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Army Secretary John McHugh on Thursday approved a long-awaited revision to grooming and uniform regulations, according to an Army statement.
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Should allow for some clarity on hairstyles and other concerns, one thing I have already seen/heard is that "...they should have labeled it African-American Female hairstyles..." due to the overabundant number of slides portraying said hairstyles....but that is for you NCOs/Officers to deal with....Good Luck!!
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Hey look at that, something with pictures that will hopefully put a lot of the questions to rest.
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See 19MAR14 Uniform Policy Leaders Training. All the changes are addressed in there for now till another ALARACT message comes out.
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#15 and #16 are my favorites!
I have had extensive dental procedures done to have my teeth look good and at no time was gold,silver, platinum overlays a way for me to get them looking good. My personal opinion is that they distract from ones appearance and are just down right unprofessional looking. I am glad to see that there is no grandfathering of them as well.
As far as the Jewelery goes, I have been hoping for that change as well. Every since the whole "gauging" thing became popular I have seen an increasing ammount of Soldiers having them. Again in my opinion that distracts from ones appearance and looks very unprofessional.
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Assuming that the Army uses TRICARE for medical, they might want to talk to TRICARE about this. My Supervisor was just told that he would ONLY be authorized a gold crown for his secondary molar. They will not approve a porcelain crown. I imagine it's for the durability, as it can't be to save money. I am in the process of seeking to replace a 20 year old crown and am worried that I too will have to get a gold one. How utterly ridiculous.
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Just to add my two cents...Are some of these regulations a little crazy and are they going to be hard to enforce? YES! However, speaking as an NCO; I know that my job, most of the time, is not to make the rules. My job is to enforce the rules, and in order to do that I must know them and follow them; period!! Regardless of whether I like them or not. Now, as many people above have mentioned most of these "rules" that are in the slides are not much different, if at all, than what is already in place. The biggest changes are female hair lengths defined and classified, female hair during PT, shaving on the weekend and on leave (which was always a rule anyway...soldiers just never followed it), being able to use an umbrella in ASU's (male and female), tattoo policy, and from what I saw of the slides, being able to wear sunglasses as long as they are within regulation. Everything else was already in the current regulation, however maybe a little bit better defined in this new PROPOSED regulation. Yes, PROPOSED, this regulation hasn't even come out yet...the slides that were so widely sent out are just the proposed regulations and are part of a heads up to leaders. And while I may not like some of the changes (tattoo policy) it is still my responsibility to know them and enforce them. And to learn more about them, such as, knowing that some things can be grandfathered...all it takes is a little bit of paperwork and your commanders signature. Pictures will be uploaded into a database with the proper paperwork for those cases. As for not being commissioned because of tattoos well that sucks but it is what it is. Either have them removed, stay enlisted, or get out of the ARMY. That is the bottom line. So rather than complain about it, research it more and know exactly what the regulation is. And always remember, HTGS!! (Hunt the good stuff, for those that aren't familiar with MRT.)
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All I can think is that will be the most expensive haircut you never got. I pretty much see it, as others have expressed, as a downsizing tool. However, there are several punitive things that come with military life that won't be an issue in the civilian world. Sleep around on your spouse on the outside and you may get a frying pan upside the head. Do it in the military and you can face UCMJ. I do agree that standards must be upheld, but I can see this being abused. It would be terrible to lose a career over such small details (thoroughly realizing that small errors in some jobs can result in death). However, we are about to be the skinniest (If you have too much muscle, you are FAT), prettiest, most polite military on this earth.
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MAJ(P) (Join to see)
I do like the photos. It makes the message a bit clearer. In the past you just quickly said something was "faddish" if you couldn't find the specifics in the Reg.
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Well, thankfully (and I'm certain you all have recieved the email), of the changes to AR 670-1 which now includes pictures and goes a bit more in depth about what is and isn't authorized.
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The Good: The clarification of female hairstyles, however I do feel like the terms faddish and trendy are very subjective. Depending on who is complaining about the hairstyle.
The Bad: Tattoos. I think this is a big gripe for most people because not too long ago the regulation was relaxed to accept various tattoos. Barring a SM from commissioning because of a tattoo is a perfect example of the top brass being too far removed from the BOG SM. I think it was stated on RP before that most changes are really pet peeves from somebody with a star on their chest.
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I haven't seen anything about the shaving portion in the "training slides" that got leaked. I wonder if this was in the final decision?
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I really dont see where the new are 670-1 are making im provements. the reason why the soldiers are supposed to be clean shaving is because of the proper see of the gas mask. Without the threat of a chemical attack I feel this out dated and needs to be revised especial if we let religious preference determine if you can grow a beard.
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Yet every one wants to know the regs, I dont even think they have it figured out i have received 2 briefings. One saying the if you have sleeves you will be grandfathered, and with the second brief I was told that you could only have 4 tattoo's visible below the elbow and that they must be smaller then the SM's hand... So it would be nice to recieve the new AR 670-1, so that myself and fellow Leaders can start enforcing the standards, and removing the cancer out of the ranks.
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SGT(P) (Join to see)
Both those are true, the more then 4 tattoos is what the Army considers a "sleeve"
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