Posted on Apr 12, 2014
Shaved heads in basic training; is this mandatory? If it is, then why and why only for males?
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So I was in basic training land today to help with some medical stuff. I couldn't help but noticed all the shaved heads all over the place and then the females with 20 ft of hair. In an era where we are screaming equal treatment; is this equal?I am also wondering why does a new private have to get his head shaved in the first place? Why not just a haircut within Army Standards?
Have the lines between male and female been erased? Are they trying to be erased or are we picking and choosing which ones we want to erase? Why does a male soldier have no choice in keeping his hair but a female does? If you love Liberty you will vote below.
ADDED: Could this be considered a form of hazing with the crackdown on hazing since this is obviously not a requirement but more of a tradition? I'm not saying I think it is I'm just asking the question. If it's not required and it doesn't apply to everyone.
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Well, well, well what do we have here?
http://www.navytimes.com/story/military/careers/2015/01/08/rtc-boot-camp-haircuts-navy/21439483/
Have the lines between male and female been erased? Are they trying to be erased or are we picking and choosing which ones we want to erase? Why does a male soldier have no choice in keeping his hair but a female does? If you love Liberty you will vote below.
ADDED: Could this be considered a form of hazing with the crackdown on hazing since this is obviously not a requirement but more of a tradition? I'm not saying I think it is I'm just asking the question. If it's not required and it doesn't apply to everyone.
*****UPDATED******
Well, well, well what do we have here?
http://www.navytimes.com/story/military/careers/2015/01/08/rtc-boot-camp-haircuts-navy/21439483/
Basic Training
Grooming Standards
Equality
Drill Sergeant
Edited >1 y ago
Posted 11 y ago
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Haircut are for hygiene reasons and uniformality. I think it would be great if women were required to shave their heads. Also need to have same PT requirements without reducing the requirements for men just to make it equal.
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So I am back and forth personally with shaving heads in basic training. I think it is part of the beginning of the Military career and it will grow back so get over it. However, I am also all for relaxing grooming standards to allow beards and less restricted length standards (maybe that is my Warrant Talking.) I loved being around NATO where beards and long hair are just what they are. They also have coed bathrooms and nude sun bathing is not looked at as weird. So quite far from the conversation but I think it relays where I am coming from. As far as females shaving their heads I think that is ridiculous. What would truly be the point. I think this "equality" way of thinking is getting out of hand male and females have a lot of differences and similarities.
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SFC (Join to see) because women like having long hair and not many will find having their heads shaved acceptable.
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SFC (Verify To See) with respect I have been a production recruiter for the national guard since 2017 and based on my experience, the 17% of people I have recruited (females) I cannot see joining if shaved heads was mandatory for females as well. Besides they'd look kinda funny at their ait graduation pictures. This would make my job to recruit harder without a doubt.
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When I went through basic there was a female who wanted to shave her head and the drill sergeants wouldn't allow her. I think females having hair made it easier for them to be quickly identified by the drill sergeants. Easier for them to prevent shenanigans if they could quickly identify that it is a male and a female going off as a battle buddy pair.
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Women Marine recruits heads are shaved in the Philippines. They found that there was a good bonding amongst troops because they were on the same level. There is also a level of comfort not having a load of hair to deal with.
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When I went through boot there was a girl in my sister division that had hear head shaved. But, she did show up with baby blue hair.
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I chopped my hair off within regulations before shipping to basic to make it easier to manage. I wouldn’t be too jelly about girls getting to keep their hair, because trust me when I say, it’s not worth it. I saw girls with moldy hair because they didn’t have time to ever properly dry it, wasting precious time to put it in a eat and tidy bun, having to wash it constantly, cleaning hair from the drains Of the showers... long hair in basic is not a luxury... it’s a nightmare.
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