So next week is another Academy refresher for me, and that means shaving clean again. I hated that the first time through, and I am not to happy about it this time either.
Of course the Academy can insist on whatever dress standards it pleases, and of course I will comply, but I question the need. I base this on two things:
1. I have a moustache, not a beard, and so if I can't get a seal on my mask, I am already in trouble;
2. Even for the guys with goatees, if your department allows them and they don't interfere with your mask, wouldn't the training be more realistic if it reflected how these guys will be in the real world;
3. I kinda liked the regimented and paramilitary nature of the Academy, I think it has real benefits. But this is an 8-hour refresher.
So, does anyone wear hair? Again, I accept the authority of the Academy to do this and have no intention of causing trouble over it, I'm just wondering what other people's opinions are.
Of course the Academy can insist on whatever dress standards it pleases, and of course I will comply, but I question the need. I base this on two things:
1. I have a moustache, not a beard, and so if I can't get a seal on my mask, I am already in trouble;
2. Even for the guys with goatees, if your department allows them and they don't interfere with your mask, wouldn't the training be more realistic if it reflected how these guys will be in the real world;
3. I kinda liked the regimented and paramilitary nature of the Academy, I think it has real benefits. But this is an 8-hour refresher.
So, does anyone wear hair? Again, I accept the authority of the Academy to do this and have no intention of causing trouble over it, I'm just wondering what other people's opinions are.
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