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Posted: 3/1/2008 9:52:52 PM EDT
You see pics of our badass guys and they're all, "Sir cut it all off sir".
 You see pics of Prince Harry in the field and your all  Is that British regulation? No disrespect to the Prince, I just wondered? Seems like a hassle in a combat environment  
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Posted: 3/1/2008 9:58:23 PM EDT
[#1]
From the same military that sat down for tea and crumpets with Ahmadenijad?
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Posted: 3/1/2008 9:58:34 PM EDT
[#2]
At least its not blue....or red.
Wonder if its because its him, or if any of their troops can have an afro like that. |
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Posted: 3/1/2008 10:00:45 PM EDT
[#3]
Doesn't look like he's the only one.
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Posted: 3/1/2008 10:05:06 PM EDT
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The British Army is much more relaxed with hairstyles than the US Army. I'd rather my hair grew out in cold ass temps like found in Afghanistan right now than a farking high and tight. High and tights are perfect for hot weather but suck ass in the freezing cold.
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Posted: 3/1/2008 10:08:42 PM EDT
[#5]
Well that makes sense. seems like the dirt and wind would turn it into dreads anyway. Plus I'd worry about getting lice in 3rd world hellholes. But yeah, cold weather would suck. |
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Posted: 3/1/2008 10:11:04 PM EDT
[#6]
Is it me or is that guy's thigh rig down by his knee?
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Posted: 3/1/2008 10:11:15 PM EDT
[#7]
A high and tight does not make someone a warrior.
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Posted: 3/1/2008 10:13:43 PM EDT
[#8]
i figure those are SAS troopers...
just a hunch. |
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Posted: 3/1/2008 10:14:30 PM EDT
[#9]
We had guys get lice out in the field here in the States when I was in the Army, the lice didn't care if you had no hair on your head. They would bite you anywhere to include the private parts too. The Army has some good insect repellent that works good, the permethrin spray is very good to put on clothing, just follow the directions and not directly apply to one's self. Lice can be treated and with the great medical care we have, the biggest threat from lice - Typhus can be treated too. |
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Posted: 3/1/2008 10:17:42 PM EDT
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When you're out in the field, one of your last concerns is how your hair looks. Helmets and wearing a cover for a couple of days, with no access to your stylist, tend to give you a nearly terminal case of hat head.
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Posted: 3/1/2008 10:20:42 PM EDT
[#11]
If they were SAS, there faces would be blacked out. There was Ghurka troop along with Harry's unit, he didn't need SAS. There are no finer nor tougher mountain troops than Ghurka's, the Ghurka's probably pray every night that the Taliban would show their faces so they could lop off Hadji heads.  
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Posted: 3/1/2008 10:22:21 PM EDT
[#12]
Does the British Army issue
ETA: Looks like they are still using the Hi-Power. |
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Posted: 3/1/2008 10:32:29 PM EDT
[#13]
Right you are! Our "badass guys" are close crop fanatics!!!    Oh, wait.... |
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Posted: 3/1/2008 10:32:57 PM EDT
[#14]
Maybe they are compensating for bad teeth?
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Posted: 3/1/2008 10:34:54 PM EDT
[#15]
Gurkhas are bad ass.
The little prince is lucky he is with them |
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Posted: 3/1/2008 10:46:39 PM EDT
[#16]
He is an officer in the British Army, a forward air controller and a combat veteran. Referring to him as "the little prince" seems condescending. What have you done to trump his accomplishments? |
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Posted: 3/1/2008 10:52:44 PM EDT
[#17]
Their "little prince" is quite the warrior. They are lucky to have him as well. |
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Posted: 3/2/2008 4:11:59 AM EDT
[#18]
I keep my hair quite long precisely because I don't get on well with the cold. On occasion I've had officers suggest I get a haircut, even after I've just come out of the barber. I don't know where this 'practically shave your head' thing came from, but the regs allow me to have enough hair to keep my head warm as long it looks neat. For some reason, in the US if you can't see skin, you're considered too long, regs be damned.
NTM |
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Posted: 3/2/2008 4:32:56 AM EDT
[#19]
I'm pretty sure no Army reg says that you are allowed to keep your hair long enough to keep your head warm. No hair can touch the top of the ears or the top of the uniform collar. Now with it that short on the sides and back it would just look stupid to wear it long on top. Just my thoughts. |
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Posted: 3/2/2008 4:44:01 AM EDT
[#20]
i had shaggy hair when i was in iraq.
having a proper haircut was the least of my worries. |
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Posted: 3/2/2008 4:50:42 AM EDT
[#21]
Unsheathed! I wonder who's blood he drew? |
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Posted: 3/2/2008 5:16:04 AM EDT
[#22]
They generally just nick their own thumb. NTM |
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Posted: 3/2/2008 5:47:25 AM EDT
[#23]
That's a myth. |
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Posted: 3/2/2008 5:51:54 AM EDT
[#24]
Yep. They keep them clean...and sharp. Guy was probably cleaning it after making the edge into a razor. |
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Posted: 3/2/2008 5:54:44 AM EDT
[#25]
I would like the mullet become authorized, the mullet just screams badass
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Posted: 3/2/2008 5:54:44 AM EDT
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The hair is a little wonky, but I'm not going to hold it against him.
He was there, dropping bombs on scumbags (with an BHP in his molle chest rig  ), and he wanted to be there. I think the dude's genuinely sick of being a prince, and wants to be a normal dude cracking skulls for what is right. |
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Posted: 3/2/2008 6:05:57 AM EDT
[#27]
Commonwealth countries tend to keep their hair much longer than we do. We have Brits and Aussies here and occasionally a Canadian. The way it was explained to me was that a shaved head is the sign of someone poor who cannot afford a proper haircut. I tend to go with the culture of the unit. Right now I am in an Airborne Infantry BCT so the culture is "high and tight." Not really sure where it came from though, it is a post WWII thing. I have tried to research it, but have not found anything.
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Posted: 3/2/2008 6:07:45 AM EDT
[#28]
+1  Pic from Mr LaRue's site MSG Bob Horrigan, 5-tours in the box, RIP |
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Posted: 3/2/2008 6:15:52 AM EDT
[#29]
You mean "screams cross dressing metrosexual" don't you? |
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Posted: 3/2/2008 6:23:44 AM EDT
[#30]
Navy EOD guys ive seen out here look pretty much the same, hair wise. |
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Posted: 3/2/2008 6:58:36 AM EDT
[#31]
+1 
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Posted: 3/2/2008 11:30:08 AM EDT
[#32]
the hair thing as far as I can remember was started by the Brit SF, some guys still shave their heads but it isn't seen as a big deal when on operations we try to leave that sort of BS in the FOB. Browning high power is the service pistol Sig is Special forces issue. I served with the Ghurka's they do not have to draw blood every time the unsheath the Kukri it is used as a general field knife/machete as well as a fighting knife. |
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Posted: 3/2/2008 11:35:10 AM EDT
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Okie Dokie
Haircuts and shaving: All excused in AStan as the locals regard a clean shaven man as 'unmanly'… Sidearms: HiPower is the default. SIG's are being bought to replace them as they wear out, but the higher speed types and pilots have first dibs on them. |
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Posted: 3/2/2008 11:39:53 AM EDT
[#34]
No, mullets scream "REDNECK!!!!"
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Posted: 3/2/2008 11:41:21 AM EDT
[#35]
He's got more balls then the posers here. |
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Posted: 3/2/2008 11:42:01 AM EDT
[#36]
Only if you are driving a MARPAT Camero...
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Posted: 3/2/2008 11:48:37 AM EDT
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i have seen some cartoons from world war 2 where the paratroopers were wearing a extreme version of the high and tight in reaction to rumors in germany that the paratroopers were made up of psychos and felons?
Any idea if it evolved from there? |
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Posted: 3/2/2008 11:49:15 AM EDT
[#38]
I see he has a Kukri type weapon. Is that something his unit supplies or the Gurkha buy on their own? |
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Posted: 3/2/2008 11:49:29 AM EDT
[#39]
ETA: damn double tap.
ETA II: So, where can I get one of those blades?
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Posted: 3/2/2008 11:50:12 AM EDT
[#40]
4x4 MARPAT '81 Camaro at that. T-tops with the 240b blazing. Stereo thumpin' some mullet-ish tunes.
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Posted: 3/2/2008 11:51:07 AM EDT
[#41]
No but it does make them look more professional and it is good preventative medicine... SF gets a pass cause they are SF and it is required for some of their roles. Regular Army (or British Army) have zero reason to look like shaggy. |
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Posted: 3/2/2008 11:51:49 AM EDT
[#42]
http://www.himalayan-imports.com/khuk1.html Dad got one when he was in Panama thanks to Uncle Sugar's Army. His looks similar to this: 12 inch Ang Khola with wood handle www.himalayan-imports.com/4-25-3-ak1-whizkid.jpg ETA: I think one of the ShotGun News had them for ~$25. Just Google "Kukhri" |
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Posted: 3/2/2008 11:52:47 AM EDT
[#43]
I am not up to speed on how the Ghurka's Kukri's are "given" out, I'd refer this to my friend ANdy who is WAY more up to speed on British Military matters. 
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Posted: 3/2/2008 11:54:15 AM EDT
[#44]
I've been told that a lot of the SF guys serving in the Middle East tend to grow out full beards and keep their hair a bit longer to fit in better with the locals.
Not that they disguise themselves as local Muslims but to help the locals feel more comfortable dealing with them. Anyone know if there is any truth to that? |
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Posted: 3/2/2008 11:55:04 AM EDT
[#45]
What is this the "Hair inquisition"
Meanwhile back at the batcave........ |
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Posted: 3/2/2008 11:58:04 AM EDT
[#46]
Locals do not trust men without facial hair. You want to win hearts and minds... sometimes you have to grow out your "manhood" and "prove you are worthy of their respect and trust" ETA: In memory of CPT Travis Patriquin: How to win the war/make the locals trust us |
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Posted: 3/2/2008 11:58:58 AM EDT
[#47]
+1 The Prince seems to be doing just fine. Cheers to him for saddling up.  |
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Posted: 3/2/2008 12:00:40 PM EDT
[#48]
Correct, only boys don't have facial hair and only the poor have shaven heads… In Afghans society, a full beard and longer hair is a sign of manliness and maturity. |
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Posted: 3/2/2008 12:01:18 PM EDT
[#49]
I agree, they look like a bunch of rag bags
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Posted: 3/2/2008 12:02:57 PM EDT
[#50]
Obviously, if your a Gurkha you get an issue one… but for the rest of us, you can buy the real deal. www.wholesaleknives.co.uk/kukri.htm |
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