Shaving

Navyftw93 · 10-10-2014, 09:00 AM

Should i shave the night before i ship? Or wait until they have us shave at boot?

BloodyPheonix · 10-10-2014, 09:14 AM

You don't get a lot of time to shave the first night so I would shave at the latest opportunity before you ship so there isn't much time for stubble growth.

Navyftw93 · 10-10-2014, 11:30 AM

Ok thank you very much!

Devereux · 10-14-2014, 11:01 PM

Yeah, I'd shave the night prior. Just so you're going in clean shaved. The first 48 hours I don't believe we even got time to shave... not until the first morning you wake up.

JSlattery · 10-19-2014, 10:58 AM

Two questions I thought of from this.

1) What kind of razors will they let us use? Like is it the disposable stuff or when they take us to the NEX can we get better ones?

2) Sadly, I'm one of the guys that has crap skin so when I shave, I break out horribly. When we do go to the NEX will they let us get and use Shaving Cream?

jzhaun · 10-19-2014, 11:55 AM

The razors were the kind that had disposable heads with like 4 blades when I went through. Everyone was issued shaving cream too. As females we didn't really use it except for a couple people who used it on their boots.

Haasino · 10-19-2014, 12:21 PM

When I went through in 2012, the razors were Gillette Mach 3's. The shaving cream was also a decent name-brand type. Whether or not you can buy different brand cream at the NEX is ultimately going to depend on your RDCs... but there's nothing specifically prohibiting it.

JSlattery · 10-19-2014, 12:35 PM

That's not bad.

I did forget to proof read my statement. I really meant about like an after shave cream/lotion. Are we able to get some of that?

Haasino · 10-19-2014, 01:09 PM

It'll depend on your RDCs... there's nothing in the instructions prohibiting it.

Auridan · 10-19-2014, 04:21 PM

Last year it was Mach 4 Fusion (the kind with the single blade on the back for precise work) and Edge shaving gel. I haven't heard of a Gilette 5-blade yet, so this probably hasn't changed.

Don't count on being able to get anything special. Odds are they'll just tell you to 1) suck it up, or 2) go to medical for a no-shave chit. But, as stated, it's not impossible.

BloodyPheonix · 10-19-2014, 06:21 PM

What do you do with shaving cream on boots?

Auridan · 10-19-2014, 06:38 PM

Some say it's a good way to strip polish off them. My RDCs had a fit when they heard, and promised a swift death to anyone who did so.

BloodyPheonix · 10-19-2014, 11:07 PM

Oh totally not what I was expecting. I thought it was like some crazy alternative to regular polishing.

10-10-2014, 09:00 AM	#1
Navyftw93 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 27 Rep Power: 8	Shaving Should i shave the night before i ship? Or wait until they have us shave at boot? __________________ "Those who are skilled in combat do not become angered, those who are skilled at winning do not become afraid. Thus the wise win before they fight, while the ignorant fight to win." Zhuge Liang

10-10-2014, 11:30 AM	#3
Navyftw93 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 27 Rep Power: 8	Ok thank you very much! __________________ "Those who are skilled in combat do not become angered, those who are skilled at winning do not become afraid. Thus the wise win before they fight, while the ignorant fight to win." Zhuge Liang

10-19-2014, 10:58 AM	#5
JSlattery Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 85 Rep Power: 16	Two questions I thought of from this. 1) What kind of razors will they let us use? Like is it the disposable stuff or when they take us to the NEX can we get better ones? 2) Sadly, I'm one of the guys that has crap skin so when I shave, I break out horribly. When we do go to the NEX will they let us get and use Shaving Cream? __________________ "I have not yet begun to fight!" -John Paul Jones DEP: 20140827 Ship: 20150324

10-19-2014, 12:21 PM	#7
Haasino Active Duty Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 1,439 Rep Power: 286	When I went through in 2012, the razors were Gillette Mach 3's. The shaving cream was also a decent name-brand type. Whether or not you can buy different brand cream at the NEX is ultimately going to depend on your RDCs... but there's nothing specifically prohibiting it. __________________ "Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!"

10-19-2014, 12:35 PM	#8
JSlattery Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 85 Rep Power: 16	That's not bad. I did forget to proof read my statement. I really meant about like an after shave cream/lotion. Are we able to get some of that? __________________ "I have not yet begun to fight!" -John Paul Jones DEP: 20140827 Ship: 20150324

10-10-2014, 09:14 AM	#2
BloodyPheonix Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 139 Rep Power: 204	You don't get a lot of time to shave the first night so I would shave at the latest opportunity before you ship so there isn't much time for stubble growth.

10-14-2014, 11:01 PM	#4
Devereux Active Duty Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 41 Rep Power: 12	Yeah, I'd shave the night prior. Just so you're going in clean shaved. The first 48 hours I don't believe we even got time to shave... not until the first morning you wake up.

10-19-2014, 11:55 AM	#6
jzhaun Active Duty Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 627 Rep Power: 127	The razors were the kind that had disposable heads with like 4 blades when I went through. Everyone was issued shaving cream too. As females we didn't really use it except for a couple people who used it on their boots.

10-19-2014, 01:09 PM	#9
Haasino Active Duty Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 1,439 Rep Power: 286	It'll depend on your RDCs... there's nothing in the instructions prohibiting it. __________________ "Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!"

10-19-2014, 04:21 PM	#10
Auridan Active Duty Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Sea level Posts: 713 Rep Power: 156	Last year it was Mach 4 Fusion (the kind with the single blade on the back for precise work) and Edge shaving gel. I haven't heard of a Gilette 5-blade yet, so this probably hasn't changed. Don't count on being able to get anything special. Odds are they'll just tell you to 1) suck it up, or 2) go to medical for a no-shave chit. But, as stated, it's not impossible. __________________ If you're not happy with it, fix it, because ain't nobody gonna fix it for you.

10-19-2014, 06:21 PM	#11
BloodyPheonix Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 139 Rep Power: 204	What do you do with shaving cream on boots?

10-19-2014, 06:38 PM	#12
Auridan Active Duty Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Sea level Posts: 713 Rep Power: 156	Some say it's a good way to strip polish off them. My RDCs had a fit when they heard, and promised a swift death to anyone who did so. __________________ If you're not happy with it, fix it, because ain't nobody gonna fix it for you.

10-19-2014, 11:07 PM	#13
BloodyPheonix Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 139 Rep Power: 204	Oh totally not what I was expecting. I thought it was like some crazy alternative to regular polishing.