Posted on May 2, 2018
Can anyone assist me with a Female Hair regulation question?
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Need some assistance with a hair regulation question. I have a female Soldier in my unit who has faded hair on the sides. He supervisor told her that her hair was too short. I referenced AR 670-1 and do not see anything specific execpt “faddish and exaggerated hair styles To include shaved portions of the scalp other than the neckline..” were not authorized. Does a fade count as faddish? Does a fade count for shaved portions? No negative comments please, seeking professional assistance.
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Short hair for females cannot be shorter than 1/4 inch from the scalp and can be tapered (or faded) no further than 2 inches from the hair line. So, it really depends on those parameters. A female cannot have a traditional "high and tight", for example, but can have a very short, tapered cut. As far as whether or not it's faddish, that's open to interpretation by the leader. Leaders are expected to use their best judgement.
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I would consider a fade on a female faddish.
I don't think that this is the hill she will want to die on.
Give the counseling statement and since it will take a while to grow out, time for her to correct it.
If she wants to push the limits, then it becomes an order for her to obey or not.
It is not that hard to follow the rules.
I don't think that this is the hill she will want to die on.
Give the counseling statement and since it will take a while to grow out, time for her to correct it.
If she wants to push the limits, then it becomes an order for her to obey or not.
It is not that hard to follow the rules.
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The problem is that Faddish is very much open to interpretation. From what you have said it does to appear to be faddish to me. There is nothing wrong with a female with very short hair look at the female soldiers that go to ranger school there hair is cut very short.
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SFC (Join to see) - They still must follow grooming regulations females that go to ranger school cut there hair to 1/4 in to conform with at 670-1.
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SSG (Join to see) - That haircut is for a school environment...and I'll leave it at that and refer you back to the fact that the post is about outside of a school environment.
Bottom line, the baby ostrich look is not authorized in garrison.
Bottom line, the baby ostrich look is not authorized in garrison.
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SSG (Join to see) - You already did that for me...remember that part you said about faddish haircuts? There are also a ton of unit and post level uniform and grooming standard guides that specifically identify having a close cropped shaved head where the hair is of uniform length as not being authorized.
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