Can you join the military with gauges?

Soldiers are prohibited from willfully mutilating the body or any body parts in any manner, including tongue bifurcation (splitting of the tongue), or ear gauging (enlarging holes in the ear lobes greater than 1.6 mm). Also, stricter guidelines regulate hair cuts for both male and female Soldiers.
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Can I have gauges in the Air Force?

Members are prohibited from attaching, affixing or displaying objects, articles, jewelry or ornamentation to or through the ear, nose, tongue, or any exposed body part (includes visible through clothing).
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Can I join the National Guard gauges?

To be eligible for enlistment in the CSG, Applicants must be a legal resident of the State of California, a citizen of the United States or a permanent resident alien who has made legal declaration to become a citizen of the United States by filing Form N-300, Application to File Declaration of Intention with the ...
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How long do gauge holes take to close?

Once it fits properly, go down another size until you reach the smallest gauge. Once you reach this point, your hole should be able to close on its own. This entire process usually takes at least 2 months. You can also help your ears along the road to healing by cleaning and massaging them with oils and moisturizers.
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How fast can you stretch ears?

Stretching your ears can take months or years, depending on how large you want them to be. During this time, your ear will be sensitive. However, they should never be painful or stressed. A good rule of thumb is to go up one gauge size every four to six weeks.
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Are stretched ears attractive?

During the survey, the respondents were asked how attractive they find tunnel piercings/stretched earlobes on women. The results were sorted by gender. 13 percent of the male respondents said they find it very attractive for a woman to have tunnel piercings/ stretched earlobes.
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Can I leave tapers in overnight?

If it's too tight, what you'll do is tear the skin off the inside of your hole. This is painful and incredibly unpleasant and bloody. Repeat until you get the taper all the way in. Leave it for at least a couple of hours, ideally overnight.
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How can I hide my gauges?

If you have longer hair, you can wear it over your ears, using styling gel to keep it in place. Another way to hide your gauges is to tuck them under a bandanna or hat. You can also purchase flesh-colored plugs to make your gauges less noticeable.
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Are gauges permanent?

Once you reach a certain point, ear gauging leaves permanent results. So, if you ever want to remove the gauges from your ears, you will be left with a big hole that can only be reversed with surgery. By working with a professional, your chances for closing gauged ears without surgery is greater.
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Do ear gauges hurt?

A blowout is one of the most common complications of ear gauging. It's a ring of scar tissue that forms behind the jewelry and gives the piercing the appearance of turning inside out. Blowouts usually occur from trying to stretch the hole too quickly. They often cause sharp pain and inflammation.
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Do you take a PT test before basic?

You are required to pass the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) before you graduate from BCT and during AIT. After AIT, you'll take the APFT once a year, and the results will become part of your records. At your commander's discretion, APFTs may be administered at any time in order to gauge your fitness level.
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Can you be drafted with hand tattoos?

(1) Soldiers are prohibited from having tattoos or brands on the head, face (except for permanent makeup, as provided in paragraph 3–2b(2)), neck (anything above the t-shirt neck line to include on/inside the eyelids, mouth, and ears), wrists, hands, or fingers.
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Is PT mandatory in the Army?

Whether you are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard or an officer candidate, command or group PT is usually mandatory a few days a week. Some commands may not require any group PT program; it depends on where you are stationed.
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Why can't military put hands in pockets?

The thought process being that Marines must always present themselves as professionals, and having your hands in your pockets somehow detracts from professionalism. So the Marine Corps made it a rule, and that rule is enforced at Marine Corps bases from Okinawa, Japan, to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
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Can you wear a nose ring in the army?

Members are prohibited from attaching, affixing, or displaying objects, articles, jewelry or ornamentation through the ear, nose, tongue or other exposed body part (which includes visible through the clothing), when: Wearing a military uniform.
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Are piercing retainers allowed in the military?

Yes, absolutely. When you go through MEPS or any medical intake station. They'll annotate anything you need to have. If the retainer is only at night (depending which phase you're in), you'll be mostly fine.
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What's the point of no return for gauges?

In North America, most stretching methods go up by a single even-sized gauge increment at a time. 0g (8 mm), is generally considered to be "the point of no return": a hole larger than this size will rarely close to a standard piercing size.
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Do gauges grow back?

No, it does not. It will stay there the rest of their lives.
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Are stretched ears unprofessional?

6 answers. Yes. They just ask nothing offensive or scary be worn or scarred into your body. Gages up to one inch are acceptable.
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Are stretched ears still popular 2020?

In the Western culture they were mostly seen in groups like punks or goths. Nowadays it continues to be on the rise. Ear stretching is growing in popularity with both men and women and it does not seem to be confined to any one type of group.
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Can nurses have stretched ears?

The eyebrows, nose, top of the ear, lips, and tongue may be pierced. In addition, holes in the earlobes can be stretched and fitted with round ornaments, or “gauges,” which are as much as 1½ inches in diameter.
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What is a dead stretch?

Dead stretching is the process of putting a larger piece of jewellery into the piercing; this is only advisable if it fits in without pressure otherwise you risk a blowout. This method works better when you have been at the previous size for a while and the piercing has loosened up.
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How do you get gauges?

If you want to gauge your ears at home, get your ears pierced by a professional and then wait 6-10 weeks before stretching them. Once your ears have healed from the initial piercing, purchase a set of ear tapers at a piercing studio.
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What's after 00g?

When you get to 0g, the next size is 00g (pronounced “double zero gauge"). 00g is equal to about 3/8 of an inch. After 00g, we run out of gauge sizes, so we use fractions of an inch instead. The next size after 00g is 7/16".
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