Monika and Natalie ( and everyone else)

[Anonymous]

Just wanted to drop a line to say that you guys are the greatest. So supportive. Nat, I'm 24, 25 in Feb. Yep I'll have a b-day on P.I. I'm so excited about going that I'm just spitting nails. Is anyone going to cut their hair?? I have mid-back length hair and I've tried pinning it up as I'm going to for the uniform code, but it just doesn't want to stay!! I'm thinking serious haircut. Especially after I read the post on the one girl's mildewing. Eeeewwww!!! I'm so for the buddy system! I'll be the first one there cheering you girls on!! That's how I know I'll make it. You know, boot camp has not scared me yet. It was that damn physical. Now that I'm through that it's downhill ( I wish :P) the rest of the way! Write me often!!!

Semper Fideles!!! And then some more!!!!! Ooh Rah!!

Holly A. Easton (poolie and future Marine

stormyflame1@aol.com

[Anonymous]

Holly,

I did cut my hair a few months back. It was an above the shoulder bob before, but too short to put up & stay easily. To tell you the truth, if it wouldn't look stupid, I'd shave my head. In a minute. I hate doing my hair and I don't want to be wasting time on stuff like that.

Short is not necesssarily the "cutest" cut for me, but I'm not going to care a whit what you WM recruits think of my hair! ;-) LOL

They say not to cut it, they want WM recruits to be ladies...but I can't stand my mop in civilian life anyway! If you're good at getting the coif taken care of quickly you might consider keeping it....Semper Fidelis!

zuma50@hotmail.com

[Anonymous]

Holly,

You rock! Hilarious. The physical and damn pee-in-cup stuff is almost harder to face than million mile night humps! I have mid-length layered hair and I haven't had it long since high school, so it turns out I had my hair short right up until I started thinking I belong in the military. That coicided with a new desire, completely unrelated, to see just how long and fluffy my hair can get if I stop whacking it! I'm very happy with short cuts, I've had them all, and also consider the difficulty and headache that french braid puts forth. If I put it up without cement-truck type gel, it not only will fall out, but you can sort of feel the whole mass 'hanging' and pulling--I mean the portion of the braid you tuck under, and the like. I imagine with the right gel a few strategically located pins can do the trick, so I will practice and send any tips your way. I also hate messing w/my hair, this is why it's been short, but I find long hair is very easy as well--just not in Marine training, haha. I imagine so many women do put their hair up, so it's possible, just a headache. I will try to hold out and become a skilled hair putter-upper to where it's 2nd nature and I'm off to important things. I do believe I have to read that post on hair molding. Yeeesh. Hm. While a cut would solve the problem, it will be hard to grow out while in the Marines because it is much easier to put up long hair than middle-of-the-road 'growing out' hair, if you've ever been in that stage, you know, where a sheet of bobby pins just ain't enough?

-nat:)



nataliet@ccess.net