Haircuts and i-day

redhead89
Sun, 25 May 2008 21:05:29 +0000

Like ds said, I definitely recommend that you ladies keep your hair if possible. You don’t want it to be too terribly long, probably not past the middle of your back, but long enough to put it into a bun. The smaller the bun, the nicer it is because you’re less likely to get headaches and it’s easier to keep in regs. I recommend this just so that you don’t have your hair in your face all during basic, which usually happens if your hair is short. And yes, you girls should come to I-day with your hair in regs! Put it in as tight a bun as possible and make sure it’s at the nape of your neck, but not so low that it will touch your collar. Make sure that there are no flyaways (that includes bangs!) and that the bun doesn’t stick out more than 3 inches from your head. If your hair is already in regs, they will not make you take it down and redo it. Believe me, it’s never good to get shuffled into that room with a bunch of upperclass girls yelling at you and belittling you just because you wanted to keep your hair.

Bobby pins will be your best friend in basic! Start practicing now so that you know how to put your hair up properly and quickly in basic. My hair is really thick so I always used to have a hard time using bobby pins in my hair because they wouldn’t hold and they would end up falling out. But practice makes perfect! I’ve figured out how to use them now so that they hold, even though my hair is really thick and unruly.