'It may seem superficial to some, but getting a haircut is part of that discipline.'
While coronavirus sequestering has millions sporting longer locks as they go without haircuts, that's not going to happen for one group: the US Marines.
Milley was asked whether social distancing practices, which have prevented many worldwide from keeping their barber appointments, should be implemented in the US military, after a video surfaced of about two dozen of Marines lined up for their regular cut at Camp Pendleton in California. "Whether they are marines, or soldiers, or airmen, or sailors, you know discipline is a fundamental function of our force," Milley told reporters.
Milley cited the legendary US Marines' assault on the Japanese-held island of Iwo Jima during World War II in early 1945."It may seem superficial to some, but getting a haircut is part of that discipline."
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