Female Marines’ hairstyling secret exposed

Next time your feet get cold, you might just ask a nearby female Marine if you can borrow the socks hiding out in her hair.

Yes, that’s right. The secret behind the ladies’ uniform hairstyle is out — she has a sock in her hair. Maybe even two. And to get that bun looking smooth, she probably used enough hairspray to transport anyone back to 1989 via a giant cloud of aerosol.

A hot-off-the-presses Marine Corps news release details how to “sock it up,” so you too can get that hairstyle that will set you apart from no one and create perfect uniformity. And it’s all thanks to a couple of cozy cotton footwear accessories.

The secret is to find socks that match your hair color. Which now explains why Katy Perry dyed her hair for that Marine Corps video she filmed earlier this year. Electric blue socks are pretty hard to come by.

And at least one woman views the sock bun as a potential lifesaver — and not just on a humid, bad-hair-kind-of-day. Capt. Sarah Ray, executive officer, Headquarters and Support Company, MCLB Albany, explains that it can literally save your life.

“The reason our regulations are so strict is to ensure our hair permits for proper wear of our gear to include our kevlars and gas masks,” Ray said. “I personally am grateful our regulations ensure that I won’t die from a head wound or endure a chemical poisoning because I can’t properly wear my gear.”

The step-by-step photos in the release appear to be missing one very important part though — the actual sock. So instead, you can check out this hair sock expert who has all the answers. Her name is USMCindy. Yes, USMCindy. And she shows how to attain that perfect “I’m in the Marine Corps” look.

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Step-by-step details and photos, straight from the news release:

1. Wet hair and make sure there are no tangles.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Use a heavy-duty hair gel to slick back all of the hair into a ponytail with a rattail comb.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Once hair is secured, place all of the hair through the sock bun (be sure to use a sock that is close to your hair color).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Comb excess hair over the sock bun evenly and use more gel to hold it in place.

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. Secure the hair onto the sock bun with a hair tie.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6. Wrap the rest of the hair around the hair tie to hide it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7. For extra security use hair gel and hairspray to secure it.