{"id":14763,"date":"2018-07-16T20:50:28","date_gmt":"2018-07-16T20:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/07\/16\/us-naval-academy-new-hair-rules-dont-apply-to-midshipmen\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:08:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:08:44","slug":"us-naval-academy-new-hair-rules-dont-apply-to-midshipmen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/07\/16\/us-naval-academy-new-hair-rules-dont-apply-to-midshipmen\/","title":{"rendered":"US Naval Academy: New hair rules don\u2019t apply to midshipmen"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-smg-jwplayer-video\"><atype-video-jwplayer nostick=\"true\" playlisturl=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/v2\/playlists\/fCzRqMW8?tags=48ecbabc-ca49-4ba7-ad38-a306f2868cb8\" poster=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/video-poster-48ecbabc-ca49-4ba7-ad38-a306f2868cb8.png\" aspectratio=\"16 \/ 9\" mute autostart=\"false\"><\/atype-video-jwplayer><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Navy announced new hair regulations during a recent Facebook Live event. Gabrielle Phifer gives us the details on these new standards.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ANNAPOLIS, Md. \u2014 A Navy rule change that lets servicewomen wear ponytails and other longer hairstyles won\u2019t apply to the U.S. Naval Academy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.capitalgazette.com\/news\/naval_academy\/ac-cn-navy-female-hairstyles-20180713-story.html\" target=_blank>The Capital <\/a>reports that academy spokesman Cmdr. David McKinney said the updated policy does not include midshipmen at this time. 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Also authorized were lock hairstyles.<\/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\">Many black women had asked for changes to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2014\/12\/09\/navy-expands-female-hair-regs-includes-two-strand-braids\/\" target=_blank>female grooming standards<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson said the new policy was announced last week makes the Navy more inclusive. Lock hairstyles, or ropelike strands, are also now allowed. Wider hair buns too. 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