Freda'sMom
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The Pentagon is rolling back its grip on how military personnel wear their hair, and will now allow twisted braids, dreadlocks, and cornrows after complaints that banning them was racist.
I don't think this will cause any problems, what's the big deal with a hairstyle anyway? As long as it's not unsafe, let them wear it the way they want to.
"Each service reviewed its hairstyle policies to ensure standards are fair and respectful while also meeting military requirements," Hagel wrote in a letter to Congress. "These reviews were informed by a panel of military personnel of mixed demographics reflective of our diverse force."
The previous regulations prohibited female soldiers from wearing twists or multiple braids bigger than a quarter of an inch in diameter. The regulations also banned all dreadlocks and required that cornrow styles be uniform and smaller than a quarter of an inch.
The changes come after military personnel voiced complaints that the regulations were targeted mostly at styles worn by black female soldiers. The Congressional Black Caucus, including member Rep. Terri Sewell, R-Birmingham, wrote to Hagel asking him to reconsider the changes.
I don't think this will cause any problems, what's the big deal with a hairstyle anyway? As long as it's not unsafe, let them wear it the way they want to.