United States Army Reservist: Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow, The
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THE UNITED STATES ARMY RESERVIST': HAIR TODAY,
GONE TOMORROW
She asked me why, I'm just a hairy guy...
Don't ask me why, don't know
It's not for lack of bread...
Long beautiful hair...
Give me down to there, hair, shoulder length or longer
My hair like Jesus wore it, hallelujah I
Adore it, hallelujah Mary loved her son
Why don't my mother love me?
Hair, Gerome Ragni,
James Rado, Gait Macdermot (1968)
Alexander the Great ordered his troops to cut off their beards as a
military precaution. Peter the Great proscribed beards for his stubborn
subjects in an effort to Westernize them.- Raderman and Gianatasio were
commanded to cut their hair in order to satisfactorily participate in -their
respective Army Reserve and National Guard unit drills. Failure to obey
the manaates of Alexander and Peter, however, merely imposed a tax upon
the bearded while long-haired Raderman and Gianatasio faced orders to
active duty in the regular Army.
It has been suggested that the first aim of military justice is not jus-
tice but discipline-discipline by any means.. . ... As methods of discipline,
the above hair restrictions have been sanctioned.
I. PRESENT PLIGHT OF THE RESERVIST: Raderman and Gianatasio
In 1969, Raderman v. Kaine4 was brought to establish substantive
rights for the Reservist. Harold Raderman had been redlined5 from
more than five reserve meetings for failure to measure up to Army stand-
1. In general, the National Guardsman [hereinafter referred to as Guardsman] is
subject to the same statutory and judicial restrictions as the United States Army Re-
servist [hereinafter referred to as Reservist]. There are, however, two notable distinctions
between the Guardsman and the Reservist that may bear upon points presented in this
comment: first, military jurisdiction over the Guardsman is conferred by state statute;
second, the protection of the Bill of Rights is applicable to the Guardsman through the
fourteenth amendment.
2. P. BINDER, MUFF AND MoAnr.s 87, 91 (1965).
3. R. SHERRILL, MILITARY JusricE is TO Jusric As MILTARY Music is TO Music
jacket (1969).
4. 411 F.2d 1102 (2d Cir.), petition for cert. dismissed, 396 U.S. 976 (1969).
5. A term used within the reserve units of the armed forces when a Reservist's
attendance at a meeting is not accepted.](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.journals/buflr20&div=49&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)
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