The Navy Shakes Up Its Uniform Policy with New Haircuts as Well as Allowing Earrings for Men

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• The Navy Shakes Up Its Uniform Policy with New Haircuts as Well as Allowing Earrings for Men
• From Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Adam Ferrero, USS George Washington Public Affairs
• Male Grooming Standards
• NJROTC Program
• For Females:
• Below is your One Stop Guide to Male and Female Haircut Standards for the US Navy.
• Naval Academy Haircut Standards – For Males

Additionally, ponytails will not extend outward more than three inches behind the head as measured from the securing accessory, nor shall the width exceed the width of the back of the head or be visible from the front. In spaces or environments where there are operational hazards such as rotating gear, etc., the hair may not be worn below the bottom of the collar. Therefore, hair/grooming/personal appearance while in uniform shall present a neat, professional military appearance. Commanding officers will ensure facial hair does not impede the ability to safely wear and properly utilize emergency equipment when required. The NJROTC program was established by Public Law in 1964 which may be found in Title 10, U.S.

The Navy Shakes Up Its Uniform Policy with New Haircuts as Well as Allowing Earrings for Men

Longer hair like braids or cornrows must be neatly fastened, pinned, or secured to the head, and bangs cannot extend below the eyebrows. The Navy considers sideburns a part of the haircut and requires that they are neatly trimmed and tailored. The hairstyle must also not interfere with military-assigned headgear. Naval members are not allowed to color their hair differently from a “natural look”.

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From Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Adam Ferrero, USS George Washington Public Affairs

The SNSI is the Naval Science Department Head, and is accorded the same privileges as other host school department heads. All prospective cadets must be U.S. citizens or permanent legal residents, and meet our minimum age requirement (ages 10 through the completion of high school). We have approximately 400 units across the United States, and in Guam and Puerto Rico.

Male Grooming Standards

The SNSI shall perform those duties pursuant to current regulations, policies, and procedures as established by NSTC and the host school. They may perform those collateral duties as may be reasonably assigned other department heads/teachers by the principal, providing such duties do not interfere with the administration and operation of the NJROTC program. In this regard, the SNSI, as the department head, is responsible for informing the principal in the event this situation occurs. We give young Americans skills, knowledge, and confidence through an amazing variety of training opportunities.

Hairstyles will not interfere with the proper wearing of headgear, protective masks or equipment. When headgear is worn, hair shall not show from under the front of the headgear. Hair is not to protrude from the opening in the back of the ball cap, except when wearing a bun hairstyle. All buns shall be positioned on the back of the head to ensure the proper wearing of all headgear.

For Females:

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Navy grooming standards apply to a number of other parts of the human anatomy. These include body piercings of any type, like nose or lip rings. Strands that are dyed with unnatural colors are not authorized.

Below is your One Stop Guide to Male and Female Haircut Standards for the US Navy.

False eyelashes or eyelash extensions are authorized that project a natural appearance and are no longer than 14 millimeters in length as measured from the eyelid to the tip of the eyelash. False eyelash color will match the color of the natural eyelash. Eyelash extensions cannot hinder wear of protective eyewear.

Naval Academy Haircut Standards – For Males

You need to meet certain grooming requirements, with hair length being one of them. All of this is discussed in meticulous detail in the article above. Consequently, no articles other than earrings for women are authorized while on duty. When the bun is considered, bulk may not exceed 3 inches when measured from the scalp and the diameter of the bun shall not exceed the width of the back of the head. The length of hair, when in uniform, may touch yet not fall below a horizontal line level to the lower edge of the back of the collar.

Female Grooming Standards

They are not allowed to extend below a point level with the middle of the ear. Braided or plaited hair is not allowed while in uniform. There are exceptions that are made for unique types of hair, like curls or waves, that in some cases may be difficult to maintain a 3/4 inch taper from the back of the neck. Navy hair regulations for men are what you would expect from your typical branch of the U.S.

Hairstyles properly groomed shall not be greater than approximately 2 inches in bulk. Bulk is the distance that the mass of hair protrudes from the scalp. No individual hair will measure more than 4 inches in length.

Additional hairpins, bobby pins, small rubber bands, or small thin fabric elastic bands may be used to hold hair in place, if necessary. The intent is for pinned-up hair to be styled in a manner that prevents loose ends from extending upward or outward from the head. For example, when using barrettes or hairpins, hair will not extend loosely from the head; when hair is in a bun, all loose ends must be tucked in and secured. Hair accessories shall not present a safety or Foreign Object Damage (FOD) hazard.

The length of the mustache “fully extended” cannot exceed approximately 1/2 inch. It is also not allowed to go beyond a horizontal line that extends across the corners of the mouth. Mustaches are allowed by the Navy, yet must be kept neat and closely trimmed. The Navy defines “bulk” as the distance that the “mass of the hair protrudes from the scalp”. “TF1N did not drive the policy changes, but it can be noted that some of the changes align with the Navy’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives,” he added.