It just seems a bit of a wide ranging line.
One might argue that not being allowed to wear an earing for 2 hours on a Monday night doesn’t actually make one worse off in any meaningful way; whereas one could equally argue that one is worse off by being forbidden from this act of personal expression.
I assume there must be some precedent.
But with hair, it’s not just two hours two times a week. Because you have to comply with the regs at those times, you cannot grow your hair out the rest of the time, not if you desire a reasonable length.
So if a man wants to grow long hair, they cannot, but a woman could, so they are being tested less favourably.
A fair point.
Drops the grenade… and leaves the room 
All this stuff on battlebraids, has got me watching YouTube tutorial videos, so I can help my daughters do their hair.
Normally, I just throw their’s into a ponytail, but might have to be a bit more creative.
Also… I spotted one in the wild today. An RAF Officer with a plaited style. Still discussing the finer points of engineering, didn’t get her hair stuck in machinery, and the fail of the RAF hadn’t started just yet.
Still looked smart and functional under an SD Hat.
Job done.
Girls have all the best uniform hacks. I remember when my sister taught me about hair straightener creases. Game changer.
Waaaaaaaaaaaat…
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This is a different idea…
Any tips?
About to… doh
I’ve heard many people talk about using hair straighteners on trousers over the years. I’ve always thought the same thing… “What’s wrong with an iron?”
On a similar note I had an ex who forgot to take her straighteners on camp so used the iron. It worked, but 17 odd years later she still has a massive scar on her neck
The straightener does both sides at once, so you don’t run the risk of running the crease over as you go down the sleeve or leg. I’ve seen girls pair up, one holds the shirt at the top and bottom, pinching the yoke in the right spot, other applies straighteners, bang, crease as sharp as a knife in less than 10 seconds.
Think I will stick with the iron, the risk of wrecking her rather expensive straighteners and the grief I would receive for doing so just isn’t worth it!
And the risk of buying a cheap pair of straighteners for ‘uniform prep’ might be viewed with suspicion…
I found a pair in my wardrobe when I moved into a uni flat. Very useful they were too!
Straighteners might do a sleeve crease, but they’re no use in pressing the rest of the sleeve or the rest of the shirt. That needs an iron and since you’ve then got the iron out anyway, what is saved by switching to straighteners to do one small part?
They are, properly, no use at all for trousers which should be pressed with a pressing cloth to avoid direct heat on the fabric.
Fine, I suppose, for a quick fix, if you’re one of those people who doesn’t mind only doing half a job, and looking like it. 
Whatever, it works well, yeah you need a iron for the rest, but that kind of went without saying didn’t it?
That’s why the ladies use them, it’s there in their kit already.
Cough hair Cough
Not you as well, my cats just coughed up a load of hair too!!
(Sorry)
On topic - I wasn’t able to make squadron at the end of this week - will be interesting to see how many are now wearing their hair down.
