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I would like to know when and why were military haircuts incorporated in the US military? Or where is it officially stated the when and why of military haircuts?

I have a general idea of when it was incorporated and why it is used in the military but I would like to see an official document that would state this. I have looked at many websites and military dress code manuals but could not find it. Maybe some of you military historians can answer this.

Not certain when it became a Military hair cut but believe it was during the 1ST world war as it made it easier to treat head lice and it was also part of the every man is treated no different than another and also for disciplinary reasons.

5 Responses

1. Josh C Says:
   September 30th, 2009 at 2:01 pm

   I don’t know when it was instated, but it’s used to get the recuit to submit.
   If a recruit can’t submit to authority over something as trivial as a haircut, how can they be trusted with a weapon? (That’s a rough quote from "On Combat" By Col. dave Grossman)
   
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2. LH Says:
   September 30th, 2009 at 2:23 pm

   Not certain when it became a Military hair cut but believe it was during the 1ST world war as it made it easier to treat head lice and it was also part of the every man is treated no different than another and also for disciplinary reasons.
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3. 6Foot4 Says:
   September 30th, 2009 at 3:05 pm

   I was once told because if at war, the enemy would not be able to grab your hair, or some shit like that
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4. canute t Says:
   September 30th, 2009 at 3:54 pm

   The very first day that the first enlisted soldier was given the rank of "Sergeant"…………..
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   Retired Army Sergeant

5. Lu W Says:
   September 30th, 2009 at 4:02 pm

   There is no such thing as military haircuts, just regulations. They shave your head in bootcamp to create uniformity and to follow regulations.
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