Army OKs Long Ponytails, Buzz Cuts for Women in Grooming Standards Overhaul

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Army OKs Long Ponytails, Buzz Cuts for Women in Grooming Standards Overhaul
 
26 Jan 2021
Military.com | By Matthew Cox

The U.S. Army on Tuesday unveiled a set of significant changes to its hair and grooming standards -- including long ponytails and buzz cuts for women -- intended to meet the needs of more soldiers.

The sweeping changes to the service's hair and grooming policy are based on soldier recommendations, Sgt. Maj. Brian Sanders, Army G-1, Uniform Policy Branch sergeant major, told reporters at a roundtable.

A special panel, made up primarily of female soldiers, reviewed recommendations from the field on female soldiers' needs, especially those of Black women, Sanders said. The panel was made up of soldiers from across the service, including Training and Doctrine Command, Army Forces Command, Army Special Operations Command and the Army National Guard.

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/01/26/army-oks-long-ponytails-buzz-cuts-women-grooming-standards-overhaul.html

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Army OKs Long Ponytails, Buzz Cuts for Women in Grooming Standards Overhaul
 
26 Jan 2021
Military.com | By Matthew Cox

The U.S. Army on Tuesday unveiled a set of significant changes to its hair and grooming standards -- including long ponytails and buzz cuts for women -- intended to meet the needs of more soldiers.

The sweeping changes to the service's hair and grooming policy are based on soldier recommendations, Sgt. Maj. Brian Sanders, Army G-1, Uniform Policy Branch sergeant major, told reporters at a roundtable.

Just how useless do you have to be to be the SGM in charge of Uniform Policy?

A special panel, made up primarily of female soldiers, reviewed recommendations from the field on female soldiers' needs, especially those of Black women, Sanders said.

Of course. EVERYBODY knows black women are more important than white and Asian women.

I guess it never occurred to anyone that if they didn't like/couldn't tolerate the hair standards they could always get out of the army?

The panel was made up of soldiers from across the service, including Training and Doctrine Command, Army Forces Command, Army Special Operations Command and the Army National Guard.

And you just KNOW they were all thrilled to be there to discuss an issue as important as hair,because they had nothing more important to do. Especially those from the Special Operations Command.