Okay first off they aren't allowed to have bangs. Hair has to be uniform length and to be honest I dont see how he kept them through training unless it was for religious reasons.
How do you know I like my hair? I wear clip in extensions because I hate my hair. It is embarrassing. What is the principle in me suffering in hair I can't stand when I can wear what makes me feel more comfortable and beautiful.
I am more worried about it looking real and nice and natural than my fellow Marines and family knowing whether it is real or not.
Does everyone in the world look kindly on your dreads? Is it easy to get jobs with them? Do people get the idea you are dirty? Well when anyone decides to attempt dreads they understand that with it comes a stigma. The only one I worry about is being called a Hermit when I wear my Sari but then again that is a pretty cool thing to be called :]
Anyway this was not to ask about the principle of dreads or whether having a wig is right or not because I live where I can decide for myself what "right" is. This was to ask how to do it or for anyone else's experiences with it or Kanekalon dreads.
Sara M~ )O( said:
Actually, at the time this gentleman was in the Armed Forces, white males were the only ones who really wore bangs, and were only allowed to have them a certain length. He kept his locks, and when he felt they were too long [and at this time he was done with his service], he cut them and now he has short, cropped hair.
Cancer patients are different... it's principle. You have hair that you like. Most cancer patients will wear wigs and hats to keep warm, or because they are self-conscious about not having hair, or about going bald from the chemo. Not solely because they want a different hair style.
Do what you want, but even though the military may not forbid you to wear a dreaded wig, they may not look kindly on it. And if you wear it after hours it will be obvious it's not permanent. That's the point of a wig, right, to make it look like your own hair?