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03-10-2004, 05:16 PM
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Wigs
When I was at Ft. Ord, the CG authorized the wearing of wigs while trainees were on pass. It seems that the young ladies avoided the troops with short-cropped hair. Did anybody here ever wear one?
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03-10-2004, 05:31 PM
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NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING
But, I know of a few on here that should consider it now
 .Never had a CG that was very worried about my love-life  . I took basic at Ft. Ord, and the trainees weren't even allowed to leave the company area except in formation.
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03-10-2004, 06:04 PM
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I was aware that:
I was aware that in the later years of the war, when the anti-war movement was so strong that some guys wore wigs as self protection. But it wasn't for their sex life. Guys with fake sideburns or longer hair wouldn't be recognized as being in the military.
Keith
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03-11-2004, 05:35 AM
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"wigged" out
At Norton AFB ('69-'72) several guys tried to get away with wearing their hair longer than regulation length by the judicious application of Wildroot hair oil or even Johnson' Baby Oil and wearing an extra large cap. The problem with that was it cost them a small fortune since the caps sucked up the oil like a sponge and had to be replaced on a weekly basis. One guy got away with it for quite a while. Whenever he'd go offbase, he'd wash his hair (took damn near a whole bottle of shampoo for one washing) and it would go past his collar giving him a "normal" look. He was finally bagged at an inspection and they ordered him to get a Marine cut.
The black guys had an easier time of it. Big afros were in style so they'd wear a stocking over their hair at night to hold it down and the extra large cap on duty. When they went out on the town, they'd "pick" it out so much their hair would almost touch the door frame! Even at inspections, the wearing of the stocking matted it down enough to pass. Another guy had a big moustache that he'd wax and fold so it would look as though it were regulation length. He'd wash it out and it would be a very nice handlebar. American ingenuity...ya gotta love it! Never saw or heard of a wig, though.
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03-11-2004, 07:48 AM
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Potato
Lt,
You just made my day. LMAO. Bill
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03-11-2004, 11:36 AM
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Potato
The potato goes in the front ??
No wonder I was getting those strange looks when I walked past someone.
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03-12-2004, 04:24 AM
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In the immortal words of Woody Allen in "Everything You Wanted To Know About Sex (but were afraid to ask)!"
Piccolo? Come un'anguria, sono piccolo!
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