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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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You can pin them back to the sides with small barrettes or clips which are the same color as your hair I was blond, I used gold clips after I graduated.
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Permalink Reply by Craig on
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Here is a copy of the Navy Uniform Regulations:
http://www.persnet.navy.mil/CommandSupport/USNavyUniforms/UniformRe...
Look at Chapter 2, Section 2, Article 2201.1.....
Secondly, I would like to welcome you to the Navy. It's always great to see new deppers. One suggestion though, you need to start thinking Navy, acting Navy, and being Navy. By this, you need to start changing the way you say things.
Example:
Instead of saying "What are they gonna do to my bangs", you need to start saying "What am I going to do to my bangs to meet Navy regulations".
Another example could be:
Instead of saying "What are rules on how long my bangs can be", that could be reworded to "Where can I find the rules on how long my bangs can be?"
You will learn alot more about this in the coming months in the Navy. Again congrats, on your future service to the worlds Greatest Navy!
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Permalink Reply by Sam Sorce on
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how about,"I would like to know what if my hair is withing Navy regulations if the hair in front is just above my eyes"?
does that work too?
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Hair shall not show from under the front of the brim of the combination hat, garrison, or command ball caps.
That is from the regs. If your hair is down by your eyebrows, or past them, it ain't gonna fly and they will cut it. You do NOT want that to happen, trust me. Buy clips, and practice having your hair not showing under a hat, and doing it as fast as possible because you'll have little time each morning to get ready. Use a ball cap for practice. Ask your recruiter if there are any active duty females who can show you in person how the hats fit. Look at pictures here from PIR and see how the females graduates do not have their hair showing under the front brim of their hat. Heck add me as a friend, look at my old photos, and I can tell you how I made mine behave.
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This is the type of clip I'm referring to: small plain snap clip. Push your bangs over to the side, and clip them at your temples. Looks crappy, but until your bangs grow enough to keep them pinned to the side, you're stuck with that style until you finish your service. Unless you can get a good layered short cut in them for BC. Gold for blonds, black for black hair, brown for brunette. Redheads have to make do with brown most of the time.
http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/364966581/plain_nickle_finish_met...
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(and let's hope you can keep the clips at BC, otherwise you'll have to buy more when they take you to the NEX..)
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Sam - You are just a depper, and truly you're not suppose to understand the Navy rules yet. In bootcamp they will explain all of this stuff, in detail. I know you're trying to present a great military bearing so when you get to bootcamp you are not one of the people that stand out. Which is exactly the best thing you can do.
What you will learn also in bootcamp is how to word things. Always try to be pro-active. In the fleet, if you asked "I would like to know what if my hair is withing Navy regulations if the hair in front is just above my eyes", a good LPO or Chief will say "Here is the uniform regulation manual, look at xxx paragraph and tell me". That why, they are teaching you how to look up information, and you are learning the rules too. That is what LPO's and Chief's are for. They teach new sailors. Then, when the next time comes and you're wondering "Can I wear my hair to the middle of my back in uniform when I'm at the Navy Day Ball", you will find out, "Wow, I can"
I bet your recruiter is already teaching you stuff now. I bet at least once you said "Sorry, Petty Officer". And I bet he replied "So you're calling me a Sorry Petty Officer? Drop and give me 20 pushups". Yes, it's all about wording, and teaching deppers before they go.
Again, don't really worry about it now, because in bootcamp, that's when you will start to learn alot about the rules....
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Permalink Reply by Kathy (AOMom) on
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My daughter had her hair cut before she left for BC, they did not cut it in BC at anytime while she was there. She had it cut really cute, just short enough so it could grow a bit but yet still not touch her collar. At BC they all learn how to do their hair so its regulation. You will learn also, because for your entire enlistment you will have to be sure your hair is regulation.
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