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Female Hair Regulation Change for OCS?

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Catharine May

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OK, so I was asking my recruiter about how a woman should have her hair up and asking if all women get a haircut and she said that the regulations for OCS are changing where women can opt out of the hair cut. Can anyone else confirm this? Is there anyone from a recent class that had females in their class to know if this is actually true or not?
 
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jmeff

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Catharine May said:
OK, so I was asking my recruiter about how a woman should have her hair up and asking if all women get a haircut and she said that the regulations for OCS are changing where women can opt out of the hair cut. Can anyone else confirm this? Is there anyone from a recent class that had females in their class to know if this is actually true or not?
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I think the National OPO Blog on here addressed this a while back. Since the new CO got to Newport I believe they allow women to keep their hair long if they can still stay within regulations. Of course I am not an official source.
 
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Just felt this should be shared for those wondering... "In addition to feedback on Fleet policies and Sailor resources, Sailors had suggestions about the hair policies for new recruits. Beginning January 2015, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC) will initiate a pilot program to cease mandatory female haircuts at Recruit Training Command (RTC) and Officer Training Command (OTC). The pilot was established after receiving feedback that junior Sailors and officers are not taught proper grooming standards during their initial training. Grooming standards education will be incorporated into the curriculum, but will not impact other training. This will allow women to style longer hair in the same manner that they would wear it daily in the Fleet while providing the opportunity to demonstrate their understanding of the standards before transferring to the Fleet. If desired, women will still have the opportunity to cut their hair upon arrival and during training at RTC and OTC."
http://www.navy.mil/ah_online/ftrStory.asp?issue=3&id=84782
 
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