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Navy says goodbye to relaxed grooming standards

The authority granted to commanding officers to optionally relax hair grooming standards has been rescinded.

By Diana Stancy Correll

2 years ago

Navy bans ‘faddish,’ ‘eccentric’ and other subjective terms from grooming regs

Terms that could easily be misinterpreted, like "faddish" and "good taste," will be removed from grooming and appearance policies.

By Diana Stancy Correll

3 years ago

These are the new hairstyles the Navy has authorized for female sailors

New uniform rules will allow women to wear ponytails and larger hair buns on the back of their heads. Also authorized were lock hairstyles.

By Mark D. Faram

5 years ago

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