Females with mustaches?

SSG Ray

There is absolutely no way on God's green earth I would ever bring this up to a woman. I don't care how out of regs it is; I don't care if someone says I don't have a backbone or Im not doing the "right" thing...nope, not going to do it lol.

Gooney Goo Goo. And if you laughed at that, then you know exactly what it means and you are old too!

Army regulations do not prohibit facial hair for women. All mention of beards and mustaches are expressly directed at males. She is violation of no policy.

Not gonna lie.... I'm cursed with bad family genes. As I get older, this problem gets worse, but you can make DAMN sure that I don't go out in public if it's noticeable to the point that I am uncomfortable about it. As someone else mentioned, it is also hormonal and it's not easy to deal with :(

I don't shave or wax - I thread, regularly - approximately every 2 weeks. No one would ever know it was a problem.

FYI, check out this link if you have never heard of threading.

I cannot, for the life of me, understand why ANY WOMAN with ANY pride would not just take care of it. Have a little bit of self respect and class! I understand not wanting to shave, as she may think that it would grow back thicker. I would be afraid of that too. But surely she'd be smart enough to explore her options.

SSG Ray--True story: Once upon a time I faced one of those awkward moments in a career when this Sgt Major had to require a female NCO to shave. Yes, she was the female version of Beetle Bailey.. It was not a mustache that was the issue--she kept that sucker waxed. Sometimes she waxed in public and it sounded like skinning a catfish. But that's another story. No, it was her very long chin whiskers that became the issue..which she apparently shaved to the point of having a beard and then let it go several days each month. Perhaps male NCOs were afraid of an EEO complaint. Perhaps it was because she'd gone native in Italy... where some of my older female relatives have bird's nests in their armpits. But alas, SGT Lack O'Hygiene had black curly whiskers crawling down her chin like inch long spiders. I mean, you couldn't help but stare at it with wide-eyed wonder and make the sign of the cross. Worse, she smelled like rotting tuna. When I arrived, she also needed a new uniform, soap, deodorant, toothpaste and shall we say, feminine products, which we cheerfully provided through a brave female soldier. Her POV was filled to the brim with empty beer cans indicating another problem. There wasn't even any paint left on on her once black metal pin on stripes so you wondered if her previous NCOs were asleep at the wheel or simply couldn't get past the smell with a gas mask...Since we had a male misfit with similar issues, we gave new meaning to the definition of Equal Opportunity. Both are probably now working at a fast food place nearest you. Let's hope they wash their hands.

That would be the most awkward conversation ever!

Ladies -n- Gents. For field expedience, may I suggest Duct Tape? Works great. Won't melt. Cheap. Better than wax.
Also removes sand, splinters, shrapnel, bacteria, cammo grease, shoe polish, viruses, and those dreadful dead skins cells that harm one's soldierly complexion. Maybe live ones too. Can also be used as second skin to prevent blisters and sunburn. At least for a while.

Doctor Dan says "Leave it on for a few days to remove warts and unwanted third eyebrows. Simply ignore the stares."

CAUTION! DO NOT USE for the optional desert A1X1 Bikini or Jockey Trim.

Man, are we on this female body hair kick AGAIN?. I find it hilarious to see some of the responses and even more hilarious that this is a serious topic of discussion, but that's what makes RP, RP! IMHO:

1. I haven't the foggiest notion why a woman would intentionally want to maintain a moustache? I know it does occur naturally, and usually very lightly and my observation is that women don't generally like it. I have enough older Italian aunts, so I know the deal.

2. If this is something that a certain female population wants to do then simply add "female" to the existing facial hair reg and call it a day.

This is too damn funny!

As a platoon sergeant, I actually had a female troop who had to shave daily. Seeing her beside the males doing personal hygiene in the field was something very special!

I have to admit, I do not shave my legs so who am I to complain? lol