2013 bootcamp hair regulations

sweetmtn · 10-13-2013, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Mparker181

Do females still have to get there haircutt? I've been hearing a few different things recently

YES! The navy is the ONLY branch of the military that requires females to cut their hair...

Mparker181 · 10-14-2013, 12:40 AM

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Originally Posted by sweetmtn

YES! The navy is the ONLY branch of the military that requires females to cut their hair...

but i've been hearing more and more chatter that its changing

Soccer_cat · 10-14-2013, 01:56 AM

Graduated in August. Still cutting hair. You get a few haircuts in bc if it starts touching collar. I cut mine short before I went. Don't be the girl who cries after they chop your hair. Cut it before and donate it.

shannoneliz · 10-14-2013, 03:10 AM

That rumor has been going around since before I went to boot camp. Just expect that your hair's gonna get cut.

Temen · 10-14-2013, 04:51 AM

I'm a guy, so maybe my view is bias.

The way I see it is that you are going into basic training for the military. You are no different from the rest of the recruits. Everyone is going to get their hair cut. No one is going to look their best. If you are worried about how you look during basic training, YOU HAVE YOUR PRIORITIES WRONG. There's more important things to be using your precious few minutes of free time on. Your hair will grow back and you can worry about your appearance once you graduate and make it to your A-School. Everyone has gone through what you will go through.

Mparker181 · 10-14-2013, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Temen

I'm a guy, so maybe my view is bias.

The way I see it is that you are going into basic training for the military. You are no different from the rest of the recruits. Everyone is going to get their hair cut. No one is going to look their best. If you are worried about how you look during basic training, YOU HAVE YOUR PRIORITIES WRONG. There's more important things to be using your precious few minutes of free time on. Your hair will grow back and you can worry about your appearance once you graduate and make it to your A-School. Everyone has gone through what you will go through.

Um excuse me, if I joined the military my priorities aren't wrong. It was a honest question. My hair is already short by the way so before you go on a rant think about what you;re saying. Second, the Navy is the only branch you have to cut your hair for, and since this rumor has been going on for months if not years, again I WAS CURIOUS.

sweetmtn · 10-14-2013, 12:37 PM

That is the problem with RUMORS...they cause a lot of unneeded worry and concern. That rumor has been going on since before my son went in MANY years ago! Rumors start mostly for WISHFUL thinking! IF and I do mean IF it ever changes..it will be in the regulations and announced by the very top officials in the Navy. Basically females joining the Navy should not care one way or the other if their hair is cut or not..if that is a problem, then join another branch that doesnt cut your hair..like the Army. Oh and i was wrong above...the Marines also cut females hair off..
REMEMBER THIS...on this site we do NOT sugar coat ANYTHING! You ask a question you will be told the truth, and many times many wont like what you hear!

10-14-2013, 01:56 AM	#3
Soccer_cat Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 26 Rep Power: 0	Graduated in August. Still cutting hair. You get a few haircuts in bc if it starts touching collar. I cut mine short before I went. Don't be the girl who cries after they chop your hair. Cut it before and donate it.

10-14-2013, 03:10 AM	#4
shannoneliz Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: San Diego Posts: 78 Rep Power: 0	That rumor has been going around since before I went to boot camp. Just expect that your hair's gonna get cut.

10-14-2013, 04:51 AM	#5
Temen Active Duty Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: NAS Lemoore Posts: 145 Rep Power: 0	I'm a guy, so maybe my view is bias. The way I see it is that you are going into basic training for the military. You are no different from the rest of the recruits. Everyone is going to get their hair cut. No one is going to look their best. If you are worried about how you look during basic training, YOU HAVE YOUR PRIORITIES WRONG. There's more important things to be using your precious few minutes of free time on. Your hair will grow back and you can worry about your appearance once you graduate and make it to your A-School. Everyone has gone through what you will go through.

10-14-2013, 12:37 PM	#7
sweetmtn Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: N. CA Posts: 3,792 Rep Power: 0	That is the problem with RUMORS...they cause a lot of unneeded worry and concern. That rumor has been going on since before my son went in MANY years ago! Rumors start mostly for WISHFUL thinking! IF and I do mean IF it ever changes..it will be in the regulations and announced by the very top officials in the Navy. Basically females joining the Navy should not care one way or the other if their hair is cut or not..if that is a problem, then join another branch that doesnt cut your hair..like the Army. Oh and i was wrong above...the Marines also cut females hair off.. REMEMBER THIS...on this site we do NOT sugar coat ANYTHING! You ask a question you will be told the truth, and many times many wont like what you hear!