Posted on Dec 30, 2020
The Army is planning a major overhaul of its hair and grooming regulations
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Saw this today. What are your thoughts on these proposed changes?
The Army is planning a major overhaul of its hair and grooming regulations
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Much of the changes are ridiculous garbage. Frankly, the military buying into the feelings game disgusts me, and I predict it will only serve to destroy what once was the greatest force on the planet. As far as the female hair styles, nail polish, and jewelry changes are concerned, I fully expect these to be taken advantage of in no time at all.
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I posted this last night. I'm not sure about the ponytail thing. It took awhile to get used to seeing it PTs. I've only worn a ponytail when it's winter PTs and have to wear a cap. Otherwise it's a lot easier for me to wear my hair in a bun. I figured out how to get it to stay up during PT and in ACUs.
Someone said it would be helpful for females whose hair grows out but isn't long enough for a bun yet...maybe. That's the really only thing I've seen comments on is the ponytail possibility.
Someone said it would be helpful for females whose hair grows out but isn't long enough for a bun yet...maybe. That's the really only thing I've seen comments on is the ponytail possibility.
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Yup, I was just telling my husband about this and when I've grown my hair out how annoying it is to try getting it into a bun. And, the whole helmet/shooting/prone thing
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I have no hair and no comments in that regard. It does concern me all the focus on diversity and inclusion we will become a fractured force more focused on how we are different than similar. In regards to hair, policies for females should enable them to 'shoot, communicate, and move on out' while wearing a helmet to protect their head. The battlefield does not change because we want people to be comfortable.
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Sir, as a female who has had ling and short hair in my almost 18 years in the army, wearing a bun has always detracted from my ability to shoot and move. A bun limits my movement when I'm shooting and lying in the prone. Prior to going on a range, we are usually allowed to put our hair in a ponytail (and then fix it back right after we get off). The battlefield won't stop so I can get my helmet to sit correctly over a bun.
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SFC Kelly Fuerhoff
MAJ Byron Oyler - By that "logic" let's just all shave our heads then.
The facts is people are different. There are women who have to basically burn their scalp on a daily basis to conform to standards that are basically white female standards of hair and "professional" appearance. How does that help them to "shoot, communicate and move out?"
The facts is people are different. There are women who have to basically burn their scalp on a daily basis to conform to standards that are basically white female standards of hair and "professional" appearance. How does that help them to "shoot, communicate and move out?"
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