Posted on May 22, 2014
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If you've been in long enough, you have seen this at least once. You come across a female, she has a mustache, what do you (or did you) do? I was present as another soldier to observe my 1SG tell her politely to either make it meet regs or to take it off. She lost her mind! I don't know what happened after I left the unit but I dont think his approach/execution was wrong.

This is another "slippery slope" topic. I'm genuinely interested in your responses, in today's ever changing Army, this could become something that occurs more often.
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SSG V. Michelle Woods
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SSG Ray

There is absolutely no way on God's green earth I would ever bring this up to a woman. I don't care how out of regs it is; I don't care if someone says I don't have a backbone or Im not doing the "right" thing...nope, not going to do it lol.
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SGT Justin Singleton
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CPT (Join to see), "Is the reg gender neutral?"—excellent point.
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Capt Jeff S.
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Well, IF the regs are truly gender neutral, the women should be required to wear the same uniform as the men, keep their hair the same length as the men's, no ear rings or makeup, and keep their mustaches trimmed to the corners of their mouth. LOL, we'll see how far that one goes!!!
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SSG V. Michelle Woods
SSG V. Michelle Woods
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Or Capt Jeff S., men could be required to keep their hair as long as women and wear women's uniforms ;)
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Capt Jeff S.
Capt Jeff S.
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Yeah SSG V. Michelle Woods, LOL, we already know how far that will go... : )~
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SFC Stephen Carden
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Gooney Goo Goo. And if you laughed at that, then you know exactly what it means and you are old too!
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FN Mike McCormack
FN Mike McCormack
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Sasquatch!!! LOL!
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CW3 Network Architect
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DO NOT VIEW THAT VIDEO IF YOU ARE AT WORK!!!!! OR IF YOUNG CHILDREN ARE AROUND!!!! (or at least use earphones...)
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Bunny.
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SFC Michael Hasbun
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Army regulations do not prohibit facial hair for women. All mention of beards and mustaches are expressly directed at males. She is violation of no policy.
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SSG Erny, I can just see you offering laser tat removals inside that tent in your pix.
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MSgt Security Forces
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SSG John Erny Not only is it available if she says it makes her self conscious they will foot the bill. Just like when a small busted woman says she doesn't like how she looks the military will pay to "enhance" them for her.
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SSG John Erny if there was a female NCO under me who beat the hell out of an 11B who assaulted one of her troops.....I wouldn't tell her a damn thing about her mustache.

Was the troop in question sexually assaulted by the 11B? Male/Female situation?
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SSG John Erny
SSG John Erny
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No, it was a male rigger
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