Hair should be no longer than 4.0 inches. Hair may not touch the ears or collar. It also cannot extend below the eyebrows. Hair bulk cannot be more than 2.0 inches.
Haircuts are a rite of passage during military basic training. Almost immediately after arrival, your hair will be cut so short that it almost feels like you were shaved bald (guys only). After the initial haircut, you'll get a trim at least once per week during basic training.
The military is very big on uniformity (less variables to deal with). Having thicker or longer hair makes it difficult to wear military headgear properly, also thick hair can impede the proper fit and function of safety equipment like a chemical mask for example.
The induction haircut has both practical and psychological purposes. Originally, one of the reasons for the induction haircut was to reduce the chances of disease among closely quartered recruits from different geographical areas (with varying immunities), such as head lice.
Hair cannot touch the ears, eyebrows, or collar and cannot be longer than four inches. The length and bulk of the hair cannot interfere with proper headgear and hair cannot be styled such that it extends more than two inches from the scalp.
Excluding limited exemptions for religious accommodation, the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps have policies that prohibit beards on the basis of hygiene and the necessity of a good seal for chemical weapon protective masks.
It was easier to remove the hair that lice would often thrive in, and it was easier for field sanitation. Today, the induction haircut is both tradition and a means of standardization. One of the reasons for the induction cut, regardless of whether it is Army, Air Force, or Marines, is standardization.
Hair should be no longer than 4.0 inches. Hair may not touch the ears or collar. It also cannot extend below the eyebrows. Hair bulk cannot be more than 2.0 inches.
U.S. Army. No minimum hair length. Multiple hairstyles for women are allowed (no longer limited to military hair bun for short hair or long hair). Ponytails must be at the back of the head and smaller than head width.
The Coast Guard, Army and Air Force allow beards in limited circumstances, including on religious and medical grounds. The Navy's reasoning falls in line with its “cultural twitch” on grooming and uniforms, said James Holmes, who chairs the maritime strategy program at the Naval War College in Newport, R.I.
1. Hair may be no longer than 3 inches long and the bulk of the hair (as you hair lies flat on your head it may not extend beyond 2 inches from your scalp) restriction applies equally to male Marines.
Traditionally, women have preferred short hair on a man. Clean cut men with neatly cropped hairstyles are the oft-cited “ideal”. However, women tend to be less interested in a man's looks and more in his personality. In other words, with a winning personality, a guy can get away with whatever hairstyle he wants.
For example: If a guy has long hair and he is confident, charismatic and funny, most women (those who have an Open Type) will be attracted to him and open to being with him. However, if a guy has long hair and is nervous, self-doubting and insecure around women, then most women aren't going to be attracted to him.
Males are not authorized to wear braids, cornrows, twists, dreadlocks, or locks while in uniform or in civilian clothes on duty. Hair-cuts with a single, untapered patch of hair on the top of the head (not consistent with natural hair loss) are considered eccentric and are not authorized.
Long hair should be worn up in a bun and properly secured in a neat and tidy fashion using conservative ties, grips, hairpins, and nets of natural hair colour. granted only on medical or religious grounds, or where tradition permits. The appearance of the beard and whiskers is to be neat and tidy.
If their hair does not part naturally, they can cut parts into it if they follow these criteria: Parts can't exceed three millimeters in width (about 1/10 of an inch). Parts must be straight lines, not zigzag or other shapes. Hard parts must be cut into a natural part of the scalp (where a part would naturally occur).
Many religions, including Sikhism, Islam, and sects of Judaism, require that men and women do not cut their hair or that men do not shave their beards.
The Army directive says that each lock, or dreadlock, "will be of uniform dimension; have a diameter no greater than 1/2 inch; and present a neat, professional, and well-groomed appearance."
Men are also prohibited from wearing their hair in a style or length that is against the safety requirements, as the hair cannot touch the ears, and must be closely cut or shaved on the back of the neck by the collar. Male hair in the Air Force also cannot exceed 2 inches in bulk, no matter what the length is.
From my company's FOM (Flt Ops Manual): Male Crewmembers: Hairstyle should be conservative and reflect a professional business-like groomed appearance. Hair should not extend past the middle of the ear or extend below the shirt collar.
One exception on length is during tactical or physical training, so it can't “hinder a Soldier's performance or present a safety risk.” Hair may “be neatly and inconspicuously fastened or secured in either a bun, single ponytail, two braids or a single braid.”
The high and tight is a military variant of the crew cut. It is a very short hairstyle, characterized by the back and sides of the head being shaved to the skin and the option for the top to be blended or faded into slightly longer hair. It is most commonly worn by men in the U.S. armed forces.
Zero: 1/16 of an inch. One: 1/8 of an inch. Two: 1/4 of an inch. Three: 3/8 of an inch.
A military haircut is where the hair is cut very short and near the scalp, taking on the shape of the head. Although short, this clean and crisp look differs in style. There's affirmatively one for every man out there!