Navy Question

Waggy,

I suggest you reread your words in this thread. You attach your own spin on others` words, often arguing against what was never said! You later stated as fact that I was ill-informed, yet never clarified your position.

I`m all for a good debate, but you need to understand that against which you are arguing.

Whether you choose to believe it or not, life in the military does not exist as life in the civilian world. There are, of course, many similarities, but much of what flows and ebbs in non-military life simply does not in the military and vice-versa. That particular concept is what I think you cannot or will not grasp.

Jennifer

Well Waggy sorry that I missed the capital J for jewish. I guess I was typing to fast.
My point was and still is that if long hair in the Isreal army is allowed why isn`t the men wearing long hair? YOu claimed that they do have the choice to wear long hair in the army and maybe there is a tiny amount of men that do. ( 20?) But the leaders of the army etc all seem to have short hair. So in fact that proves to me right there that short hair in the army including the Isreal army all sees the need for short hair. Don`t you find that interesting how they can choose yet they prefer short hair? Maybe the rule isn`t so silly....
If long hair didn`t interfere with the operation of their duties we would see a lot more Isreal men in the army with long hair. The army by their pictures and the news have proven to me that they prefer short hair by far for the obvious reasons.
It would certainly would be interesting to see how many men and women in the USA, England, Canada etc would allow their hair to stay long if they had a choice or would decide that it prevents their performance. Look at our policewomen they prefer to cut their hair and yet they can have long hair if they wish.

For me I hold the memories of many in my heart. I respect the army, every year I honour the men that fought the first war etc. I go to church on that day etc. I have complete respect for anyone that chooses that path in life. It takes a lot of courage and strength to come forward and serve the country. I just wish you would appreciate those men and especially women who have been in combat and are in the history books. YOu certainly had no respect for the people I know that were and are in the army. You said so.

It is not a great career choice. It is more a choice of the heart to serve and protect the people of the country. Their lives are often affected when they leave the army. Lets us not knock down the real meaning of the whole process. I gathered that you resent that whole army attitude by your chosen words. Maybe you were child that was sick and tired of moving to country to country and never feeling that you had a home or can make friend long. It is a hard life and people in the army that stay in the army have the biggest heart in the world because they are willing to give.
It is also sad that you never understood Canadian`s culture. The USA is a beautiful place to live and Canada is not the same when it concerns culture etc. Another subject. As many Canadian thinks of their nationality first then they are Canadians.
May you a great New Years Waggy.

OK Diane - wagging along here.

I am female - 50 years old. I have a lot of experience with hair in the woods but not from the military. Moved a lot a child but parent were NOT in the military. Was married to one man who was actively in the military and am currently and forever married to a man who was an officer in the military, changed his mind and had a career with the federal government. Friend and athletic partner who was actively in the Navy - joined when it was mandatory to cut hair, found it a royal pain and grew hers out to waist length and kept it there while still in the Navy as a career. At this point the Navy no longer required women to cut upon recruitment.

Cousins in Israel - all the girl have served their two years, one is currently visiting (and therefore available for much questioning), she had her curly waist length hair the whole time she served and promptly cut it into a crop when she got out (go figure)!! Male cousin is career in the military there, had long hair to begin then cut, don`t know what`s up now.

Diane - I obviously didn`t make my point correctly or you didn`t understand my point or a combination of the two - because what you said two above was exactly my point - the rule is NOT necessary because people will choose whichever they find more appropriate anyway. I`m not objecting to the choice of short hair, I`m saying I don`t think the rule is necessary.

I also must say that in looking back I DO APOLOGIZE for my snarky comment regarding "who cares, etc." - I said it, but I didn`t mean it, and I am sorry.

I do think you owe me one too though for some of your original tone which made it sound like you thought I was an idiot (now you may indeed have thought that, but it wasn`t nice to point it out)...waggers

Back atcha!! Hey we have emoticons, yay.

I`ll try the Bm private message thing - Happy New Year...gabi

Well Geez TAMMY - we gotta spice it up a little, eh?? ...gabi :=)

what`s a combo cover