2007-08-30 13:53:25 · 13 answers · asked by Adrian N 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
First, to erase your identity---they aim to re-make you into their new creation, part of a uniform group of soldiers.
Your individuality is broken down completely, so they can build it up into what they want.
Also, short hair in soldiers is something the Ancient Romans insisted on (lots of their opponents had long hair and long beards)----very short hair makes it impossible for your enemy to grab your head in a hand to hand fight.
2007-08-30 14:04:53 · answer #1 · answered by papyrusbtl 6 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Wow, what do hospitals do when you are getting a procedure done on your head? shave the local area. What happens if you in the boondock and you engage the enemy and suddenly you have an injury to your head. How would the corpsman see the injury and apply first aid treatment if you had a overgrowth of hair that was not evenly graduated and less than 3 inches on the top. What would happen if infection set in because you have a dirty scalp. When you're in the field it is very hard to take a nice hot shower/bath lol. I hope your common sense could deduct the importance of a crew cut while conducting milops.
2007-08-30 22:43:12 · answer #2 · answered by Meecho 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For uniformity and also so that people don't come into boot camp with a head full of lice.
They don't do it for women obviously though. For women it's gotta be near, but no longer than the collar or something like that. Again, for uniformity.
By the way, have you ever shaved your hair off before? If you do, you'll know how EASY it is to live with such short hair. You can shower in like a second. You wake up looking great... No bedhead.
2007-08-30 21:05:04 · answer #3 · answered by St. Bastard 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I'd say they shave your head in the beginning for...
A: Uniformity- So everyone looks the same
B: Hygiene- In the beginning of training, you get about a 30 second shower for at least the first week if you're lucky. That's how my training was. They say that privates smell. Well, they do because when you hardly get water from a shower head- much less efficient soap... you're going to stink. Hair is only one more thing to not get washed in that 30 seconds!
2007-08-30 21:11:48 · answer #4 · answered by GIJ 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
THE CREW CUT OR INDUCTION CUT IS GIVEN FOR NUMEROUS REASONS
1-IT IS UNIFORM ALL ARE ALIKE NOW NOBODY HAS TOO SEE WHO HAS THE LONGEST HAIR OR MOST BEAUTIFUL HAIR
2-INDIVIDUALAITY IS NOW REDUCED TO UNIFORMITY ALL HAVE SAME CUT ALL LOOK ALIKE (BAND OF BROTHERHOOD/SOLDIERS)
3-IT IS EASY TO MAINTAIN SHORT HAIR ADVERSE TO LONG HAIR DURING 12 WEEKS OF RIGEROUS COMBAT TRAINING
4-IT TAKES AWAY THE OLD YOU AND NOW YOUR NEW PERSON TO MOLD A SOLDIER-GONE IS THE SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF INDIVIDUALITY
5-I HAVE SEEN MANY WOMEN WITH HAIR TO THE WAIST AND BEYOND CUT THEIR HAIR TO A SHORT PIXIE CUT OVER THE EARS AND WALK OUT OF THE SALON A NEW CONFIDENT WOMAN WHERE BEFORE I HAD A YOUNG GIRL HIDDEN BEHIND LOCKS OF SHELTERING
5. HAIR GROWS BACK-ONE LADY CUT 5' OFF IN 1988 AND WHEN I SAW HER AGAIN SHE HAD IT GROWN BACK OUT1996. SHE WAS NOW AN OFFICER (CAPTAIN ) SHE SAID SHE NEVER REGRETED THE HAIRCUT-MOREOVER IT FREED HER OF HER OLD SELF-HIDDEN UNDER ALL THAT HAIR.AFTER THE CUT SHE SAID SHE FELT LIKE A GREAT WEIGHT HAD BEEN LIFTED OFF HER-SOCIETY DEMANDED WOMEN HAVE LONG HAIR THE MILITARY ALLOWED IT BUT CUTTING HER HAIR CHANGED HER LIFE AND WAY OF THINKING -CHANGE IS ALWAYS CURRENT-DO NOT GO WITH THE FLOW-STAND TALL AND BE DIFFERENT
2007-09-01 08:08:46 · answer #5 · answered by ahsoasho2u2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A buzz cut is uniformed. It is sanitary. It is time saving. It helps avoid lice, crabs, and other critters that are inclined to invade the bady.
2007-08-30 21:13:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
short hair doesnt attract lice. when youre out in the field hygiene is important. time is important too. its no good if you have to comb your hair before going to battle.
long hair on men looks stupid, as do those goofy metrosexual haircuts with the perms and different colors.
2007-08-30 21:06:26 · answer #7 · answered by Stand-up Philosopher 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
A need appearance and it is easier to keep clean for better hygiene purposes.
2007-08-31 13:26:38 · answer #8 · answered by guns155mm 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because You become part of a unit in which every one must look alike, dress alike and think alike.
2007-08-30 21:06:26 · answer #9 · answered by niddlie diddle 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
uniformity......obviously caring about your hair is not going to be one of your concerns in the coming weeks........to give you also a new indentity...............leave your habits behind
2007-08-30 22:51:23 · answer #10 · answered by Edgar R 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋