What short hair cuts are appropriate for boot camp?

Pictures would be great!What short hair cuts are appropriate for boot camp?
Okay, seeing as how I just came from BCT (Basic Combat Training... call it boot camp? get dropped)...





Female haircuts will conform to the following standards:





Females will ensure their hair is neatly groomed, that the length and bulk of the hair are not excessive, and that the hair does not present a ragged, unkempt, or extreme appearance. Likewise, trendy styles that result in shaved portions of the scalp (other than the neckline) or designs cut into the hair are prohibited. Females may wear braids and cornrows as long as the braided style is conservative, the braids and cornrows lie snugly on the head, and any hairholding devices comply with the standards below. Dreadlocks (unkempt, twisted, matted individual parts of hair) are prohibited in uniform or in civilian clothes on duty. Hair will not fall over the eyebrows or extend below the bottom edge of the collar at any time during normal activity or when standing in formation. Long hair that falls naturally below the bottom edge of the collar, to include braids, will be neatly and inconspicuously fastened or pinned, so no free-hanging hair is visible. This includes styles worn with the physical fitness uniform/improved physical fitness uniform (PFU/IPFU).





Styles that are lopsided or distinctly unbalanced are prohibited. Ponytails, pigtails, or braids that are not secured to the head (allowing hair to hang freely), widely spaced individual hanging locks, and other extreme styles that protrude from the head are prohibited. Extensions, weaves, wigs, and hairpieces are authorized; however, these additions must have the same general appearance as the individual’s natural hair. Additionally, any wigs, extensions, hairpieces, or weaves must comply with the grooming policies set forth in this paragraph.





Females will ensure that hairstyles do not interfere with proper wear of military headgear and protective masks or equipment at any time. When headgear is worn, the hair will not extend below the bottom edge of the front of the headgear, nor will it extend below the bottom edge of the collar.





Hair-holding devices are authorized only for the purpose of securing the hair. Soldiers will not place hairholding devices in the hair for decorative purposes. All hair-holding devices must be plain and of a color as close to the soldier’s hair as is possible or clear. Authorized devices include, but are not limited to, small, plain scrunchies (elastic hair bands covered with material), barrettes, combs, pins, clips, rubber bands, and hair bands. Devices that are conspicuous, excessive, or decorative are prohibited. Some examples of prohibited devices include, but are not limited to, large, lacy scrunchies; beads, bows, or claw clips; clips, pins, or barrettes with butterflies, flowers, sparkles, gems, or scalloped edges; and bows made from hairpieces.





As with hairstyles, the requirement for standards regarding cosmetics is necessary to maintain uniformity and to avoid an extreme or unmilitary appearance. Females are authorized to wear cosmetics with all uniforms, provided they are applied conservatively and in good taste and complement the uniform. Leaders at all levels must exercise good judgment in the enforcement of this policy.











Now, keep in mind that depending on where you go, the standards may change. Commanders may add to but not subtract from AR 670-1 (and any Army Regulation). I cut my hair before basic, very very short. It was more of a hassle because we were made to slick it straight back. I would recommend NOT CUTTING your hair, but that is your cross to bear.





Good luck. Basic is EASY. Remember that it is a mind game and that you CAN do it. TRADOC (training environments) will piss you off, but keep in mind that the operational Army is not that way.





Email me if you need any further assistance...





~always and forever~


An American SoldierWhat short hair cuts are appropriate for boot camp?
A note for Hooahforever:





A very good answer for a young kid, but lets try and scare the older ones just a bit when nervous about Basic. There has to be some tradition carried on!





Ahh the memories, phosphorus melding into the Monterey fog, Drill Sergeants putting us in the thinking position. CS, blowing up Bambi’s dad with a claymore, first aid and how a bandoleer can hold things in place, chow, KP, pots and pans, having the Range Officer screaming cease fire while some idiot is firing on a civilian aircraft ( it was not me ), same thing except it was a yacht in no mans land behind the dunes in Monterey Bay, the guy that got hungry and ate poison ivy, wild pigs in bivouac area, being choked out for not saluting the aggressors flag in escape and evasion......AND WE ALL LIVED, SO WILL YOU!!!





They say that in the Army


The Chow is mighty fine


A biscuit rolled off the table


And killed a friend of mine





They say that in the Army


The Coffee’s mighty fine


It looks like muddy water


And tastes like turpentine.





They say that in the Army


The chickens mighty fine.


One jumped up on the table


And started marking time.





Don't think it has changed too awful much since Dino Days, I even throw in a little butt chewing...no extra charge





It might go a little like this:





Up before the sun @ 0430. Also known as O dark thirty


30 minutes max for the 3 S's ($h!t, shower, shave) sometimes the shower is the night before.


Formation.


A little PT: Daily Dozen and Singing “Up in the morning with the rising sun, were gonna run till the running is done” while double timing a mile


Chow: Coming to attention, count off 1 Drill Sergeant WETSU (We Eat This $h!t Up)


Formation


Draw weapons if going to range


Formation


Double time to training site. C130 rolling down the strip, airborne daddy gonna take a little trip.


Train


Chow


Train


More PT Drill Sargent We Eat This $h!t Up


Double time back to barracks. I wanna be an Airborne Ranger, lead a life of death and danger, I wanna go to Viet Nam, just to kill ole Charley Cong ( I will guess the words have changed)


If weapons were drawn….


Stack weapons


Post guards. Guard relief to the head of Chow line.


Chow


Clean weapons


Have weapon inspected


Turn in weapon


Formation maybe maybe not


1 hour of your time....maybe


GI boots


GI area


Mass Attack on Showers or wait till morning


Write mommy


Lights out 2100


Coma time





';DROP AND GIVE ME 20';





Keep the pie hole shut and listen.





Think out your questions...it's the Army...do not appear that you were not paying attention!!!





Do not point at food and ask WTF is that:


If it is a green looking meat like substance that is ';Mystery meat';. Chow down it's very good for you!


If it looks like lumpy burnt oatmeal it's SOS.


If the SOS is poured over a something ...that is a biscuit not a hockey puck…though it’s hard to tell the difference!


If it is yellow and dry it is cake. Just stick it in a glass of milk, it will be fine.


If it is brown and poured over rice it is chili.....maybe...could be gravy made from left over bacon grease.





You think it will make you fat???





NO PROBLEM! I will just PT you until your legs are wore off to the knee's and your arms to the elbow!!!





ARE WE CLEAR???





WELL ARE WE???





GOOD!





Close enough anyway!





A premature welcome to ';The Club';!





SSG US Army 73-82


H/4/3 Ft. Ord Jul-Sep 1973





This We’ll Defend
Getting your hair cut in boot camp serves at least two purposes.





One is that not everybody is into personal hygiene. Unless you want to sleep in hair clippings and itch for a few days, you're going to at least wash you hair after the haircut.





The second reason is that hair can be a statement of individuality. Recruit training is designed to get a bunch of self-centered individuals to think and act like a team. One obvious way is to remove as much of their individuality as possible. So you look the same, dress the same, act the same, follow orders the same, speak the same language, and, in many cases, think the same. Even your name will change. It won't be Suzie Smith from Somewhere, Wisconsin. It'll be ';Recruit Smith.... SIR!!!'; (or ';MA'AM'; as the case may be).





There are other reasons too. Safety is one of them. Long hair can get into equipment. In some cases that's a mere inconvenience, but in some cases your head might be pulled into the equipment and you can be killed. The goal in recruit training is not to kill you.





You probably will avoid the ';boy's'; buzz cut, if that's what you're worried about. But you will have to adhere to regulations. That's another of the things haircuts enforce. Regulations vary slightly from branch to branch. The Navy has it's Uniform Regs. I'm sure the Army has it's version, and the Marines, and the Air Force.





If the use of the term ';boot camp'; indicates you're Navy, the Regs are: http://www.npc.navy.mil/CommandSupport/U…


Scroll down to 2201.1. A picture's at http://www.npc.navy.mil/CommandSupport/U…





For the other branches, you might look at


http://www.Marines.mil


http://www.Army.mil


http://www.uscg.mil


http://www.af.mil


See if you can find a link to their recruit training site, or their Uniform Regulations.





Everything in recruit training has a reason. People with at least minimal intellect can figure it out... although sometimes not until it's over and you have time to think about it. But it seems a few people lack that minimal intellect and just gripe and moan about the terrible treatment they are forced to endure.





I'd suggest you not waste money on a haircut before you go. More than likely they'll cut it anyway.
it can touch your ears if your a female. it just cant touch the bottom of your collar in uniform. and it cant be a stylish hair do. simple as that.





the No touching your ear thing only applies to males.
If your hair is currently long enough to get into a bun, leave it long. If it is too short then of course it can touch your ears, it just cant touch your collar of your uniforms.
Navy? If they don't think it's short enough they'll cut it again for you, happened to me. It has to be above your collar. So any styles above your collar is fine, just don't go bald, haha.
Army Grooming Standards
just get a short hair that ur comftable with having a short hair will save u alot of time doing ur hygiene
HIGH AND TIGHT AND BARE CLOSE SHAVE