[kgoerz]

Would like to hear that story to, first hand accounts cant be beat.

I had relaxed grooming standards revoked where I worked on two separate occasions. Always for the wrong reasons, never because of the mission changing. Panama, one guy was TDY on Bragg and decided to stop bye the White House for a visit. He just left the Range and decided not to change out of his sterile uniform. SGM saw him and we could see the mushroom cloud from FT Davis Panama. Mass punishment, everyone cut their hair.

When I was in Afghanistan some of the guys beards were way over the top. It was obvious that they were trying to be noticed. Some of the beards definitely hindered basic weapons handling, beards reaching to the waist line.

Not a reason to make them shave by any means but this probably fueled some of the reasons for having to shave them off. Many things will never change

Second time in Puerto Rico. Incoming SOC SOUTH Commander had a run in with us over long hair years before. He had a personal beef with us. First command decision he made was "put those boys back in uniform" "Make them act like soldiers again" Nothing but a power trip. Didn't have the authority back then to cut our hair. Now he did and was going to show us. Long hair was never cool to me. It's always associated with the to cool for school attitude. When not deployed it's more of a pain in the ass then anything else to me. But definitely a tool we need to be able to use.