Why do men have to get there heads shaved but women don't in the army?

Question

Why do men have to get there heads shaved but women don't in the army?

Answer 1

It is not a shaved head, it is merely a close cut.

Professional military appearance; Men look like professional soldiers with close cut hair, women only look foolish, not professional.

The same applies to all the branches in the DOD.

Answer 2

atomic is right. women wont join army if they were to shave their heads

Answer 3

Probably because if the Army told women they had to go all GI Jane they would rethink their decision and go the Marines, Navy or Air Force.

Answer 4

Comes down to what is in the Military Dress Code/manual.

Some of which is still enforced because of tradition only.

Met some Dutch male soldiers in 1993, they had a Union, they could have longer hair & ear rings lol

Answer 5

because no women would join the army

Answer 6

Shaving recruits heads is a way to take away individualism, in the army or military i should say, you are not a person, but a soldier. women have to keep their hair off their shoulders, either keep it cut short or kept up. but we are old fashion and think women should have long hair its that easy.

Answer 7

Men don't in the army they get it buzzed very short. Only in the marines they get it all completely cut off. For women they probably have some restrictions. It might really decrease moral among women serving in the military