Is high and tight within regulation? And if so, what are the do’s and don'ts to a high and tight?

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 00:16:44 -0500

Response by CW3 Jeff Held made Feb 21 at 2018 12:51 AM

CW3 Jeff Held — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 00:51:21 -0500

Man, you’re all about hair today! Ha ha

High & tight does not mean a mop top. The hair should be blended / faded in on all sides so as not to appear to be trendy like a bowl cut, etc.

I’ve seen guys virtually clean shave on all sides except the top BUT the top was not excessively long to appear as if the clean shave on the sides gave it an other than blended / faded look.

Response by COL Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 21 at 2018 9:04 AM

COL Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 09:04:29 -0500

I have seen the kind of haircut that SPC Private RallyPoint Member is alluding to in all of this. It's a shaved side with a mop of hair on top that when not gelled into place looks like a bad day at the Hunger Games. Fade is the key and it's hard to fade from skin into 2 inches of flowing god-like hair on the top. Again, this isn't a beauty contest. Another thing is that according to AR670-1, and US Army policy, you have to be within regulations at all times, both on and off duty. So, you can't let that thing go when you're not working.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 21 at 2018 9:18 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 09:18:17 -0500

That's the only haircut I've had for the past 19 years in the military.

Response by SGT Eric Knutson made Feb 25 at 2018 12:04 PM

SGT Eric Knutson — Sun, 25 Feb 2018 12:04:41 -0500

This may not apply based on the pictures I see in the discussion group, but I think it fits based on the question. Be careful to err a little on the side of going too THIN for your breakline. I would suggest hands width on top, if you go thinner, it could be considered a "Mohawk" which some Commanders may consider faddish as well, even though (in Airborne units) we have historical precedent for them (WW2 Operation Overlord) our BN CDR forbade them even as we getting ready to board the planes for deployment and made a few shave completely and then grow it back out. When I was in MCJROTC, I was taught put your hand on top of your head and the barber cleans everything not under your hand, and it has always served me pretty well as a guideline. Good luck with your essay

Response by 1SG Klayton W. Hayes made Feb 25 at 2018 12:10 PM

1SG Klayton W. Hayes — Sun, 25 Feb 2018 12:10:57 -0500

If the 1st Sgt does not have a few choice words with your Platoon Sergeant then you are not out the cost of a haircut.

Response by SSgt Matt Faust made Feb 25 at 2018 3:26 PM

SSgt Matt Faust — Sun, 25 Feb 2018 15:26:42 -0500

I’m all for enforcing a regulation, but come on...let’s stop pretending an actual high and right isn’t eccentric.

Response by LCpl Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 26 at 2018 12:34 AM

LCpl Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 26 Feb 2018 00:34:57 -0500

Sure if you wanna look like a motard

Response by James Dauphinais made Mar 5 at 2018 6:30 AM

James Dauphinais — Mon, 05 Mar 2018 06:30:34 -0500

High and tights look sharp.