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Came here for this. Leaving happy.

No way you'd be able to save our country from them thar turrists if you had long hair like a HIPPIE

defending our country? from what? other countries' resources? oh no wait a minute, we are liberating those. i guess what we defend is the ultra-rich corporations' investments in 3rd world countries.

But just so we're clear here, everyone OUTSIDE the defense department who works for the gubmint is a worthless freeloader.

Eagerly waiting for the conservative posters to start pointing out that our government is wasting money to duplicate services that free market capitalism already supplies.

/popcorn

That's "airmen" subby.

@ Cuminic8er - Pretty sure you mean the "mole" thing. And you are correct, pops like a geyser.

I just remember walking out of the barbershop in basic and rubbing my head. All the white guys looked befuddled going "wow, it's like sandpaper!". Meanwhile the black guys were rolling their eyes and laughing at us. Good times, good times.

Airmen get haircuts?

/former Marine Core soldier

"What the HELL did I get myself into?"

/S'alright son, everyone thinks that. And your mommy? Yeah, that's the guy with the hat who was screaming in your face when you got off the bus. Enjoy.

That's pretty impressive when you do the maths. Figure he works 2,000 hours a year, for 50 years, gives him 100,000 hours to work with. So he'd need to give 15 buzz cuts each hour, every day, or 1 cut every 4 minutes.

I'm pretty sure he cut my hair back in 2001.

Maybe this guy actually cut my hair back in 1994. Too long ago to remember that kind of detail. I do remember how much Lackland sucks in July, though. Hotter than hell, and it rains once in a while. Doesn't cool it down, just creates a hell of a lot of steam.

Kozaru: Airmen Airman get haircuts?

/former Marine Core soldier

FTFY

Le Bomb Suprize: @ Cuminic8er - Pretty sure you mean the "mole" thing. And you are correct, pops like a geyser.

I just remember walking out of the barbershop in basic and rubbing my head. All the white guys looked befuddled going "wow, it's like sandpaper!". Meanwhile the black guys were rolling their eyes and laughing at us. Good times, good times.

Thanks for the clarification.

I thought newbies were getting jacked for their EZ-pay card outside the shop if the cards were not put back in the envelope.

Ahh, black flag days in Lackland. Morning PT sucked.

milowitz: That's "airmen" subby.

"Airmans", milowitz.

WTF is wrong with you guys? How the hell do you come in here angling for a political flamewar over a BARBER thread?

I thought I was bad...you farkers need less coffee.

Just a little off the top please.

Kozaru: Airmen get haircuts?

/former Marine Core soldier

Some branches of service don't forcibly remove our ENTIRE personality, as hard as that may be for you to believe.

Also, no such thing as an ex-Marine, as you've made clear.

In Coast Guard basic they wanted us to tip the guys who clippered our hair. fark that.

nunpunter: Eagerly waiting for the conservative posters to start pointing out that our government is wasting money to duplicate services that free market capitalism already supplies.

/popcorn

I know, I love this. Let's assume a regular barber is $15 per cut, at 1.5 million served that's 22.5 million dollars. Now let's assume the military paid him $100,000 a year on average (high I know) that would be $5 million for his life. Hey! WTF, SOCIALISM saved us 17.5 million!

Barbers? I though Airman went to the spa to have their hair styled.

Mykeru: And your mommy? Yeah, that's the guy with the hat who was screaming in your face when you got off the bus.

I think the bus ride to base might have been the best part of the whole experience.

Jack Black 62: Barbers? I though Airman went to the spa to have their hair styled.

No time for that if we're going to make it back to bunks in time for the drill sergeants to tuck us in with our milk and cookies. Be realistic.

lolwutwut: Jack Black 62: Barbers? I though Airman went to the spa to have their hair styled.

No time for that if we're going to make it back to bunks in time for the drill sergeants to tuck us in with our milk and cookies. Be realistic.

But they call them Military Training Instructors, not drill sergeants.

Even small jobs help defend our country, like this guy, who cut the hair of 1.5 million Airman in basic training for 50 years

WTF? Am I the first person to wonder why 1.5 million airmen were in basic for 50 years? You'd think after that long they'd have picked up what they need to.

I'm pretty sure he cut my hair back in 1970.

I don't remember anything about an expense card or having to pay for the haircut. I also remember the Salvation Army distributing kits of soap & shaving stuff. That came in handy because when I showed up, pretty much all I had was the clothes I was wearing.

BraveNewCheneyWorld: nunpunter: Eagerly waiting for the conservative posters to start pointing out that our government is wasting money to duplicate services that free market capitalism already supplies.

/popcorn

I know, I love this. Let's assume a regular barber is $15 per cut, at 1.5 million served that's 22.5 million dollars. Now let's assume the military paid him $100,000 a year on average (high I know) that would be $5 million for his life. Hey! WTF, SOCIALISM saved us 17.5 million!

Because government spending money is the same as the private sector huh? Jesus Christ.

The most shocking part of this was that when I got my first haircut while inprocessing for basic training - I had to pay for the haircut. I don't know why that pissed me off, but it did...and still does 29 years later. $4.50 and NO I didn't tip.

Thunderpipes: Jesus Christ.

Yes?

w00t! Got my buzz on here at Lackland 12 Dec 96, flt 079 320th fun times, fun times

Why would they force you to pay for the haircut? What other hidden costs are there in the military?

wantingout: defending our country? from what? other countries' resources? oh no wait a minute, we are liberating those. i guess what we defend is the ultra-rich corporations' investments in 3rd world countries.

Pretty much this. The US military hasn't actually defended American soil from attack since Pearl Harbor. Calling what they do "defending our country" is a little dishonest these days.

...unless you're one of those "The best defense is a good offense" guys.

Jack Black 62: lolwutwut: Jack Black 62: Barbers? I though Airman went to the spa to have their hair styled.

No time for that if we're going to make it back to bunks in time for the drill sergeants to tuck us in with our milk and cookies. Be realistic.

But they call them Military Training Instructors, not drill sergeants.

as a former airman i'm getting a kick

stiletto_the_wise: The US military hasn't actually defended American soil from attack since Pearl Harbor.

And the Germans kicked their ass.

bungle_jr: Jack Black 62: lolwutwut: Jack Black 62: Barbers? I though Airman went to the spa to have their hair styled.

No time for that if we're going to make it back to bunks in time for the drill sergeants to tuck us in with our milk and cookies. Be realistic.

But they call them Military Training Instructors, not drill sergeants.

as a former airman i'm getting a kick

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ichabod cranium: I remember that barber, he shaved my head when I went thru in Aug '90. Was in a co-ed flight, met my (now-ex) wife there.

/3706 BMTS, Drum and Bugle Corps, Honor Flt 2022
//csb, etc

i, too, was d&b corps...went to basic 1/28/98. my best friend went thru about 14 months before i did and told me all the little secrets, like volunteer for an easy job...i buffed floors

i really don't know how people like you remember the flight #, etc, though.

some here have mentioned HEAT, JULY, & BLACK FLAG days at lackland.
i went thru in the late-winter/early-spring and we had some red flag days, pretty sure a couple of black flag days. f'ing south texas!

AverageAmericanGuy: Why would they force you to pay for the haircut? What other hidden costs are there in the military?

It adds to the humiliation. You're paying for part of your dehumanization. A small reminder you are choosing to be cannon fodder a billionaire's bottom line.

Jack Black 62: lolwutwut: Jack Black 62: Barbers? I though Airman went to the spa to have their hair styled.

No time for that if we're going to make it back to bunks in time for the drill sergeants to tuck us in with our milk and cookies. Be realistic.

But they call them Military Training Instructors, not drill sergeants.

So THAT's what that stands for! I didn't get my acronym ribbon. I was too busy focusing on my good conduct ribbon, my three-days-without-being-drunk-on-duty ribbon, my actually-showed-up-to-work-on-Monday ribbon, and my slept-in-a-NON-air-conditioned-tent-for-a-night ribbon. Thanks for the heads up.

Jack Black 62: bungle_jr: Jack Black 62: lolwutwut: Jack Black 62: Barbers? I though Airman went to the spa to have their hair styled.

No time for that if we're going to make it back to bunks in time for the drill sergeants to tuck us in with our milk and cookies. Be realistic.

But they call them Military Training Instructors, not drill sergeants.

as a former airman i'm getting a kick

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i'm not understanding why you sent me that link

He didn't cut my hair, the guy next to him did (the first time). He was a funny guy, making jokes the whole time (none of us airmen thought anything was funny at that time). I think he may have cut my hair the second go around (we got three haircuts in Basic).

Feb '93, SQ321, Honor flight 195.

/csb

Those guys were ruthless....at Ft. Benning, anyway. It was like it was some sort of Olympic timed-event.

At any rate, I had a great-uncle that cut hair for incoming Army personnel. Can't remember which post it was. He had this one story, probably from the '60s, of this one kid that sat down in his chair ready for his cut. He had this really long, flowing blonde hair. My uncle, ever the comedian, asked the kid, "what'll it be?". The kid was kinda surprised. So, he explained that he combed it this certain way, flipped it that way, etc. etc. My uncle sat there and played around with his hair, talking through it, making sure he got it right.
When the kid was pleased, he took his cutters and ran it from the top of his neck, to his forehead right down the middle of his head. All of that blonde hair landed right in the kid's lap. My uncle said, "now, take that shiat back to the barracks and comb it however in the fark you want".

/csb

bungle_jr: Jack Black 62: bungle_jr: Jack Black 62: lolwutwut: Jack Black 62: Barbers? I though Airman went to the spa to have their hair styled.

No time for that if we're going to make it back to bunks in time for the drill sergeants to tuck us in with our milk and cookies. Be realistic.

But they call them Military Training Instructors, not drill sergeants.

as a former airman i'm getting a kick

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i'm not understanding why you sent me that link

The Air force is stupid. They call their Drill Sergeants MTIs. You big buncha politically correct pussies. Watch me do 150 pushups and beat my chest between each one.

Pretty sure his reasoning is somewhere along those lines.

kevljo: He didn't cut my hair, the guy next to him did (the first time). He was a funny guy, making jokes the whole time (none of us airmen thought anything was funny at that time). I think he may have cut my hair the second go around (we got three haircuts in Basic).

Feb '93, SQ321, Honor flight 195.

/csb

i have no idea who cut my hair, i just remember that even though i'd been keeping mine fairly short i let it grow out just so they'd have more to cut.

i do remember having to use my little debit card everywhere, though

BraveNewCheneyWorld: nunpunter: Eagerly waiting for the conservative posters to start pointing out that our government is wasting money to duplicate services that free market capitalism already supplies.

/popcorn

I know, I love this. Let's assume a regular barber is $15 per cut, at 1.5 million served that's 22.5 million dollars. Now let's assume the military paid him $100,000 a year on average (high I know) that would be $5 million for his life. Hey! WTF, SOCIALISM saved us 17.5 million!

But the FREE MARKET would have stepped in and created competing business for haircutters at a far better rate. It's just shaving heads, not a fancy perm... the $5 Best Cuts special would be fine. So that's $5 per cut, being paid out to local businesses, who in turn have to CREATE JOBS. (We call them the "Job Creators" for a reason, libruls!)

So right off the bat your islamosocialistic figures are wrong by almost fifteen million dollars! That's only $7.5 million... hardly much of a difference over 50 years, but it goes back to American pocketbooks, which will then in turn be used to buy Chinese electronics. But we created jobs! JOBS!

/howmidoin?