{"id":24105,"date":"2020-04-14T23:00:23","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T23:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smg.go-vip.net\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/04\/14\/secdef-and-joint-chiefs-chairman-say-top-marine-will-get-a-call-over-barbershops-remaining-open\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:47:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:47:10","slug":"secdef-and-joint-chiefs-chairman-say-top-marine-will-get-a-call-over-barbershops-remaining-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/coronavirus\/2020\/04\/14\/secdef-and-joint-chiefs-chairman-say-top-marine-will-get-a-call-over-barbershops-remaining-open\/","title":{"rendered":"SECDEF and Joint Chiefs chairman say top Marine will get a call over barbershops remaining open"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and the Gen. Mark Milley, the Joint Chiefs chairman, told reporters at the Pentagon Tuesday that the top Marine will be getting a call over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/off-duty\/military-culture\/2020\/04\/12\/the-high-and-tights-will-continue-until-morale-improves-coronavirus-or-no\/\" target=_blank>barbershops <\/a>that remain open across Marine bases despite an ongoing pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A video, obtained by <a href=\"https:\/\/taskandpurpose.com\/news\/marines-haircuts-coronavirus-iwo-jima\" target=_blank>Task and Purpose<\/a>, which said it was shot on April 5, shows Marines waiting in a long line at a barbershop aboard Camp Pendleton, California. The Marines appear to not be maintaining proper social distancing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When asked about the video Tuesday, Esper said the Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. David Berger would be getting a phone call from Milley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf the commandant is watching, he\u2019s probably on it, but if not, the chairman is going to give him a call and say \u2018what is going on?\u2019&#8221;&#8221; Esper told reporters Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Corps has faced criticism for keeping<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/coronavirus\/2020\/03\/27\/its-not-the-waffle-house-index-but-a-marine-barbershop-has-closed-over-covid-19\/\" target=_blank> barbershops <\/a>open on Marine bases across states that have shuttered salons and issued stay-at-home orders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some Marine barbershops have added staff and extended hours to handle the long waits due to barbershops that have shuttered off base over COVID-19 concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At least one barbershop aboard the Marine logistics base in Albany, Georgia, temporarily closed on March 25 due to COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Milley supported Marines continuing to get haircuts Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYes I think Marines should get haircuts,&#8221; Milley told reporters. \u201cDiscipline is a fundamental function of our force.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/coronavirus\/2020\/03\/23\/better-have-a-fresh-haircut-marines-the-barbershops-across-the-corps-are-still-running\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Barber.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Better have a fresh haircut Marines, the barbershops across the Corps are still running<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">There\u2019s not a lot of entertainment left across Marine bases as a result of the virus, but be sure to grab that barbershop ticket and wait in line for your haircut cause fears of COVID-19 excuses are unlikely to appease your unit first sergeant.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Joint Chiefs chairman likened haircuts to the harrowing battle at Iwo Jima during World War II.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He told reporters at the Pentagon that as a son of a Navy corpsman who hit the beaches on Iwo Jima during World War II, \u201cit took extraordinary discipline to conquer that island with the 7,000 Marines killed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Milley said that victory was the result of \u201cincredible discipline.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt may seem superficial to some, but getting a haircut is part of that discipline,&#8221; Milley said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The top Marine has placed the authority to close barbershops and institute relaxed grooming standards in the hands of local commanders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A source at Camp Pendleton sent me this footage of Marines lined up at a base barbershop because grooming standards trump all else apparently <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/awQHjhzR4K\">https:\/\/t.co\/awQHjhzR4K<\/a> <a 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