Posted on Apr 5, 2014
Soldiers opposed to new grooming standards start petition, right or wrong in their actions?
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AR 670-1 and DA PAM 670-1 both have a set method for suggesting changes within the first few pages of each. Why would this not be the first approach?
Grooming Standards
Integrity
Selfless Service
Uniforms
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Soldiers should not staring petitions its goes against the chain of command and the leaders placed above us. The problem is soldiers did not educate themselves with the old regs and see thy were properly wrong. Now that the new regs are out with more definition and getting rid of the gray area they get upset. The new regs do not pick on one type of soldiers it picks on all soldiers. Its simple if your jacked up you fix yourself. The reason these soldiers are upset is because thy don't wanna reform to the new regs and their leaders allow them to walk over them. Which in its self is wrong.
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I feel that this shows their inability to properly understand the regulation if they do not follow the set methods laid out. I feel that it also shows that they wish to have special treatment or do not feel that they should follow the path most soldiers would.
I also seem to recall (at least from local news articles about it) that the soldiers that began this petition have expressed racial concerns with the standards. I already feel that female soldiers have much more leniency in appearance than male soldiers and so taking this approach seems as if they are just trying to get more lax standards for themselves only.
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