DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY

COMMANDANT OF MIDSHIPMEN ANNAPOLIS MARYLAND 21402-1300

COMMANDANT OF MIDSHIPMEN NOTICE 1020

From: Commandant of Midshipmen, U.S. Naval Academy

Subj: FIRST HAIRCUT

Ref: (a) COMDTMIDNINST 1610.2G

Cane: Nov 17

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Encl: (1) Excerpt of Marine Corps Order P1020.34G w/CH 1-5: USMC Uniform Regulations (2) USNA Barber and Beauty Shop Health & Sanitation Regulations

I. Purpose. To provide guidelines and direction on Service Assignment haircuts.

2. Background. United States Naval Academy Midshipmen who have been selected by certain Navy communities and the Marine Corps have often requested that they receive a "first haircut" the day of their Service Assignment. This time-honored practice should not be used as a facilitator for hazing or maltreatment of shipmates.

3. To ensure that Midshipmen are treated with the utmost respect and dignity, and per reference (a) the following guidelines will apply:

a. First and foremost, if a midshipman elects not to receive a haircut at one of the authorized stations, their decision will be respected.

b. Enclosure (1) provides guidance on Marine Corps hair regulations for males. In accordance with Marine Corps grooming standards, women Marines are not authorized to shave their heads.

c. Enclosure (2) provides guidance on health and sanitation regulations followed by NABSD employees. At a minimum, midshipmen should clean hands and clippers between use to prevent the transfer ·of skin byproducts (fungal, etc.).

d. NAB SD will provide "Marine Selects" and other Midshipmen desiring a "first haircut" head of the line privileges at the Brigade Barber Shop on 17 November.

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e. As an alternative to the NABSD barbershop, on 16 November from 1245 until 1315, companies may establish a "unit barber shop" to acconunodate Midshipmen who volunteer for a First Haircut. No other times are authorized for unit barbershops.

(1) Company Commanders will select those Midshipmen authorized to give haircuts; no other Midshipmen will be authorized to give haircuts. Company Commanders and Company Officers shall ensure those unit "barbers" are thoroughly familiar with Enclosure ( 1 ).

(2) Company Barbershops must be in the main passageway of the company area, centrally located.

(3) Only those who request a haircut will be given one; there will be no coercion, physical force, or other means to force or shame Midshipmen into getting a haircut.

(4) Company officers or SELs will be physically present in the passageway to ensure there is no coercion, badgering, or shaming (either implicitly or explicitly) of Midshipmen who do not want to get a haircut at the unit barbershop.

4. At no time will any Midshipmen, regardless of service selection, shave or have shaved one or both eyebrows.

5. All leaders in the chain of command, both Midshipmen and staff, will ensure both the spirit and the letter of this Notice are adhered to.

Distribution: Non-Mids (Electronically) Brigade (Electronically)

~-By direction

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Excerpt Marine Corps Order P1020.34G w/CH 1-5

1. Hair Length. Hair will be neat and closely trimmed. The hair may be clipped at the edges of the side and back and will be evenly graduated all the way around the head (blended or faded and not edged as an outline) from zero length at the hairline in the lower portion of the head to the upper portion of the head. Hair will not be over 3 inches in length fully extended (an extended hair, not the style, determines proper length) on the upper portion of the head. The bulk of the hair shall not exceed approximately two inches. Bulk is defined as the distance that the mass of hair protrudes from the scalp when styled. The back and sides of the head below the hairline may be shaved to remove body hair.

a. Sideburns will not extend below the top of the orifice of the ear, as indicated by the line A­A in figures 1-1 and 1-2. Sideburns will not be styled to taper, flare or come to a point. The length of an individual hair of the sideburn will not exceed 1/8 inch when fully extended.

b. No male Marine will be required to have his entire hair length clipped to the scalp except while he is undergoing recruit training or when such action is prescribed by a medical officer. This does not prohibit a male Marine from having his hair clipped (or shaved) to the scalp if he so desires.

2. Hair Style. Head hair will be styled so as not to interfere with the proper wear of uniform headgear. Hair, which protrudes from beneath properly worn headgear in an unsightly manner, is considered excessive, regardless of length. Male hair styles will conform to the natural shape of the head without eccentric directional flow, twists or spiking. One (cut, clipped or shaved) natural, narrow, fore and aft off centered part (placed no further than the outer corner of the eye and will not extend down the back of the head) is authorized. The following hair style types are considered eccentric and are not authorized (this list is not all inclusive):

a. Hair styling which include single patches of hair on the top of the head (not consistent with natural hair loss);

b. Hair styled to run as a strip down the center of the scalp (i.e. "Mohawk" fashion);

c. Hair styled to leave an unusually large open (bald) area on the top of the head (not consistent with natural hair loss); and

d. Hair styles which include the etching of letters, signs or figures, not considered natural in appearance.

e. Braiding of the hair is not authorized for male Marines. When used, hair gel/mousse should provide a conservative, natural appearance. (See figures 1-1 tlu·ough 1-2).

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Figure 1-1 USMC Male Grooming Standards

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3. Facial/Chest Hair. The face will be clean-shaven, except that a mustache may be worn. When worn, the mustache will be neatly trimmed and must be contained within the lines of B-B', C-C', D-D' and the margin area of the upper lip, as shown in figures 1-1and1-2. The individual length of a mustache hair fully extended must not exceed 1/2 inch.

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4. Except for a mustache, eyebrows, and eyelashes, hair may be grown on the face only when a medical officer has determined that shaving is temporarily harmful to the individual's health. In these cases, the current edition of MCO 6310. 1 applies.

5. No male Marine will be required to have his chest hair clipped. Chest hair should not protrude in an unsightly manner above the collar of the visible undershirt when worn, or long sleeve khaki shht.

6. Excessive plucking or removal of eyebrows is not authorized, except for medical reasons.

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BARBER A~D BEAl:TY SHOP lllo:ALTlf & SA ... ~lTATlO~ REGULATIONS

The foJlowitlg regulations will be observed in all harhcr and beauty shops under thl: ~cope or the Superinttmdent.:

a. Uarbl!r!Bc:mty shop employees mu:'Jt. w<J~h hand:; l'hor1)ughly with son.p nnd Wilnn v·:ater betwet~n palrons ~md afi.cr Louching inanimate o~jecrs thnt arc likely to bt: c.:ouwminatcd.

b. A dean smock or ovcr-g1mnent musL be \VOl'll whik attendi11g paLrnns.

t;. Only FDA approved tonics, f otlons, bkaches, <lyes, and I :PA r~~gis(cre.d <.lisintet;tants are acceptable in Naval fac.ilil.ie~ .

<l. Thcrnpe1.1t.ic ,prnctices, such os twaling pimples, eye conditions, ingrown hair, et<:. are pn.)hibitcd.

c . The lu..~adrcst ofbaTbt'r chuirs must be covered with a di::an Lo·wel (lr clean shc.~t ofpupt>r for i::ac.h paLHm .

f . Common brushes, drn;tc.r.!'>, etc. ate prohibitt.".d. g. The use of m:>.oi:s or: d isposable razors is prohih1t.eci. h. Tndividm1! sa1utary neck strips must he used for each patron. i. Covccing cloths mus( be: chunge.d daily or as often as necessary to ensure ckn1.11i111~~.s. j. Opcratol'' s :>tre.e.t clothing lllU$1 be: Shm:d separately from tha.t of patrons. k. No e<tllng/drinking or smoking while nl.l.ernling patrnns. 1. Clean, cvv~re<l sanitury recepraclc.s must. be p.tovidt:d for waste rnntcri11ls lllld ust:d lint:d.

Rcccptncle5 !<IKmld be linetl wilh dispo:>ahk bagsi. 111 . l~emowil oflrnir from dwck!-i m~1sL he done frequently by dusll~ss methods. floor:1 must

he washed with dctc,1·gerrl' and water nt frequent intt:rval:i to prevent the ruxumulation of dirt

n. Whe11 compressed air is us~d to rcn1ove hair from 1;>atwns, rho pTc-ssure 1ll\1'5t be 15 pounds per square inch or kss.

o . Se1ving patrons 'vilh inLlamcd OI' infections condition oftbc !lcalp, fo.ce, or neck without the wdttcn con:";cnt of" Medical Ofticl~r h prol1i hiL~tl.

p . Alier u:;e on ea.ch patron, all itl $l.t11rutml:> (metallic and non-c11i::-u1llic) including rcm~wllbk: clipper head, C(lmbs, brushes, etc., mu~t be cleaned, disinfoc.ted, and wash~d 'tVith soap tlr detergent and hot water to remove film, oil and <ll:'hris. Following cleaning, the enliTe iustrurn.cnl nrnM be placed in an I !P 1\ rt;gi~tt.o:retl disinfecting solntion (i.t:. Barbicidc) fnc the recommended time lisr.ed on the instruction label. Dm\ to patron lond, some fndlitics muy requir-e solution to be changt'd daily OJ more fr(:qmmlly as 1\eeded. Unless o thav.·h;e indicated by the Iah"1, (Ill disinfecting solutions must be chang.cd at loa;-;1 w~tl<.ly . All in:>lrumt:ms disinfected in a chemical solution mu<;t be thowughly rini!cd in miming pot;ibJe \'\'Ater to remove the chemical pl'iClr to use .

q . Non~rnmovuhlt! clipper he~d5 mt1s1 bi: \Vip1:d and :>prayed with an EPS registcrc.d disinfectant between each po.lron. Precau1ions to :-.pr.riy indudc minimum nse, .5pray <hvay from hre:-ithing zon¢ of llSl~r llnd pulrnn, n1inimizo skin contac.L, and wcish hands Hfi.tir

spraying. r. Formaldehydr. cabinets and ul.lraviokt light are not acceptable method:> of disinfoc.ti<.in in

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