As a career Marine, then two decades in LE, I always had my hair short. I kept it short for several years after i retired, but when I stopped going "out" that much, I would let it go when the weather turned cold.

Ah... Miss T did NOT approve and would get vocal about it. I just turned my hearing aid down.
it never really gets THAT long, but it gets down touching my ears, curling at the back near my collar, is very thick, and just looks shaggy. It annoys Tina, but I tell her I am a Devil Dog.

She doesn't see the humor. But, when the weather warms up enough to make my head sweat, then it itches... It's time for my summer look, much to her relief. I just drop into the chair, and say the magic words. "Cop Cut.". We Marines would know it as a high and tight, but these country barbers just get cross eyed if you use that phrase.

They know it as a "Trooper Cut" as well. They skin the sides and leave some fuzz on top. Cool and never a bad hair day. Better wear a hat outside or you burn the top of your head.
Either tomorrow or Monday is the day Miss T has been waiting for.
