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sl8

(13,889 posts) Tue Sep 4, 2018, 01:45 PM Sep 2018

Do Army barbers shave their privates? n/t

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Do Army barbers shave their privates? n/t (Original Post) sl8 Sep 2018 OP

Is that some sort of True Dough Sep 2018 #1

Major malfunction, maybe. sl8 Sep 2018 #8

Nice one! True Dough Sep 2018 #9

There's a kernel of truth there. JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2018 #11

Don't they call new soldiers pubes...or plebes...or.... Funtatlaguy Sep 2018 #2

No. tazkcmo Sep 2018 #4

Plebes are new military academy students jmowreader Sep 2018 #10

Yep, you are "soldier" or "private" JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2018 #12

In fact... tazkcmo Sep 2018 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author Tiggeroshii Sep 2018 #7

Yes, didn't you see the moving Shaving Ryan's Privates? jberryhill Sep 2018 #5

No Tiggeroshii Sep 2018 #6

True Dough

(17,327 posts)

1. Is that some sort of

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Tue Sep 4, 2018, 01:47 PM

Sep 2018

corporal punishment or just general treatment?

sl8

(13,889 posts)

8. Major malfunction, maybe.

Reply to True Dough (Reply #1)

Tue Sep 4, 2018, 02:52 PM

Sep 2018

True Dough

(17,327 posts)

9. Nice one!

Reply to sl8 (Reply #8)

Tue Sep 4, 2018, 02:58 PM

Sep 2018

I won't enlist any further attempts to pull rank.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,367 posts)

11. There's a kernel of truth there.

Reply to sl8 (Reply #8)

Tue Sep 4, 2018, 03:49 PM

Sep 2018

Funtatlaguy

(10,887 posts)

2. Don't they call new soldiers pubes...or plebes...or....

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Tue Sep 4, 2018, 01:58 PM

Sep 2018

tazkcmo

(7,300 posts)

4. No.

Reply to Funtatlaguy (Reply #2)

Tue Sep 4, 2018, 02:08 PM

Sep 2018

No they don't. Maybe at West Point.

jmowreader

(50,562 posts)

10. Plebes are new military academy students

Reply to Funtatlaguy (Reply #2)

Tue Sep 4, 2018, 03:30 PM

Sep 2018

Marines call their new people recruits. Not sure what the Navy, USCG or Air Force do, but you're a soldier in the Army from the day you enlist.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,367 posts)

12. Yep, you are "soldier" or "private"

Reply to jmowreader (Reply #10)

Tue Sep 4, 2018, 03:52 PM

Sep 2018

I don't remember any of my sergeants using terms of disrespect.

A wry smile, or a smirk, it spoke volumes.

tazkcmo

(7,300 posts)

3. In fact...

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Tue Sep 4, 2018, 02:06 PM

Sep 2018

At Ft Jackson, SC they shave them "All the way!"

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jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

5. Yes, didn't you see the moving Shaving Ryan's Privates?

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Tue Sep 4, 2018, 02:11 PM

Sep 2018

Tiggeroshii

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6. No

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Tue Sep 4, 2018, 02:27 PM

Sep 2018

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