Welcome! First, thanks for your service to our country. Second, I see you have a slight widow's peak, but many members have said that when they shaved, their SD cleared up, and when they tried to grow even some of their hair back, it came back. In most cases, shaving will probably clear your SD once and for all. As far as the soldiers, most will probably not even care. I would say on my last deployment, about one-third of the male soldiers kept their hair short or even razor-shaved. Good luck and enjoy the forum!