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Various Non-Bald Discussions => Military/Serviceman => Topic started by: Sir Harry on November 11, 2013, 11:07:06 AM
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To all of the members on SBG who have served and are serving....Happy Veterans' Day! And a special salute to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice and their families!
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To all of the members on SBG who have served and are serving....Happy Veterans' Day! And a special salute to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice and their families!
+! Thank You for your Service!
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Amen
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+1. Thank you all!!
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And another +1. O0. YR*(k
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Yes, I'd like to add my gratitude, also. Veterans and current servicemembers, thank you for your service.
Here's a question that slides back into SBG territory. Since 2001, servicemen (that's as in men, not generic) have been allowed to shave their heads. Does anyone know what percentage of soldiers, etc. are SLY? From photos I've seen from Iraq, it seems like a fairly large percentage (at least it was in that region). I'm just curious.
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Thank you for your service
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Yes, I'd like to add my gratitude, also. Veterans and current servicemembers, thank you for your service.
Here's a question that slides back into SBG territory. Since 2001, servicemen (that's as in men, not generic) have been allowed to shave their heads. Do anyone know what percentage of soldiers, etc. are SLY? From photos I've seen from Iraq, it seems like a fairly large percentage (at least it was in that region). I'm just curious.
Earl, thanks for the shout-out...To answer your last question, service members (mostly African Americans) have been shaving their heads as early as the the mid 1990's (when Michael Jordan was in his heyday)...Most of the time, guys, regardless of race, would shave their heads (not necessarily with a razor) if they were going to be on maneuvers or away
from civilization during an extended period. As far as the Iraq/Afghanistan periods which have been going on for more than a decade, here's a short, obvious list as to why shaved heads are so common over there:
1. MPB. Toupees and hairpieces are not allowed unless they are used to cover up some scarring, and I think you need your commander's approval. Further, given that you have to wear a kevlar outside of the compound, in most cases the kevlar wouldn't fit properly anyway (Some guys just simply buzz their horseshoe close)
2. Hot temperatures
3. The substandard sanitary conditions in those places. While showers and hygiene necessities are kept available (via the PX), sometimes a mission can keep you away from your home base for several days. Short haircuts and shaved heads are somewhat easier to keep up, also barbershops were not as easily accessible (although there were more on my second trip to Iraq than my first one five years prior)
4. Most servicemembers just like the look and it gives them more time to focus on other things (though you still have to keep a shaved head clean)
This is just a short list. Sorry for the long explanation, but I hope it helps. Hard for me to give a specific percentage, but this is just a general idea why you see more shaved heads in the military. Hope this helps.
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Thanks, Sir Harry. I had guessed that it was the heat, and the other conditions seemed to make sense. I know that Headblade provided some free blades for the troops, and a few commanders bought razors for the soldiers to encourage them to sport clean scalps. For a man on a combat mission, freedom from hair makes sense. In fact, it's the right look for a lot of men.
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Thanks Sir Harry for your explanation and for your service. I was curious about this myself.
I just want to wish all SBG Vets a belated Happy Veterans Day. I hope that it was a good one. I wanted to get this greeting out in a timely manner but could not find the right place to put it.
Thank you all for your service.
Baldjoeg, a VIetnam Vet.
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Bald Joe G., thank you for your service as well.....I have a greater appreciation for veterans who served in our earlier, 20th century conflicts, especially since the equipment, technology and logistics provided now were not available back then....While combat is a difficult situation regardless of age or time frame, it's open for debate whether the service members of today would make it under the conditions of yesterday. Getting back on topic, thank you again for paving the way for the younger folks.
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As I recall even if you wanted to blade shave your head it was against Army regulations. You could clipper shave your head to a fair thee well but no blade shave. (157th Inf. Brig....'62 to '68)
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A little late, Tom, but thank you for your service.....On a side note, my deceased paternal grandfather served in the Marines during WWII in the mid 1940's.....If he were alive, he would have turned 88 years old on, ironically, Veterans' Day!
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A little late, Tom, but thank you for your service.....On a side note, my deceased paternal grandfather served in the Marines during WWII in the mid 1940's.....If he were alive, he would have turned 88 years old on, ironically, Veterans' Day!
Any good battle stories? The Greatest Generation doesn't / didn't really tell their stories that much. I found some old WW2 letters from my great uncles recently at Grandmama's house. They wrote more about what was going on at home than what was going on with the war. I'm still digging around Grandmama's house for some more WW2 letters.
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When I was in high school in the late 1980's I remember him telling me a story about Pearl Harbor....I only remember bits and pieces of that story but he said that he had to get over his fear of flying in a hurry!
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When I was in high school in the late 1980's I remember him telling me a story about Pearl Harbor....I only remember bits and pieces of that story but he said that he had to get over his fear of flying in a hurry!
Was he at Pearl Harbor on 12.07.1941 ? I recently heard a story from a friend of ours whose uncle was killed when his ship was was torpedoed. They only knew he was "at sea". Recently, under the Freedom of Information Act, they were able to get his records. It was an ammo ship torpedoed one mile of the coast of NJ. Due to the fear of panic, the USN did not release information since the ship was so close to shore. That was in 1942; the information was not declassified until around 2010.
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wpruitt, sorry for the late response, but I want to say yes.....I asked my aunt, and she said that she was going to look through some of his old documents at the house...Speaking of Pearl Harbor, I have an uncle who was born on the day after Pearl Harbor!
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Happy Veterans Day 2014! On a side note, everyone on SBG please keep our moderator Doug and his family in your prayers. Doug's father, a Navy veteran, passed away last week. I would also like to take this time to salute Doug's dad as well as all of our other veterans who have passed on and/or gave the ultimate sacrifice (and their families)
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Salute to all of the vets and what you've done for us and our country.
We took a moment at work today to honor the vets.
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To all of the members on SBG who have served and are serving....Happy Veterans' Day! And a special salute to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice and their families!
+1
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Thank you again to all that have served!!
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Your service is not unnoticed. Thank you for all you have done for our nation ... and for the world.