Crown Act has allowed many positive changes for the benefit of social inequities previously established by military personnel.
Hairstyles regularly used by Black Women were once perceived to be unauthorized for the military.
Strides Made In Military Hairstyles
Since 2017, after 73 years of Black women being permitted in the United States military, locs were added to the list of approved hairstyles.
Black women serving in the United States Army are celebrating amended regulations that allow locs/twists, putting a stop to what critics say have been years of scrutinizing and confusing enforcement of laws on their appearance.
The adjustment was made to the Army's grooming requirements, which are part of a wider set of rules concerning appearance and clothing known as Army Regulation 670-1.
According to Sgt. Maj. Anthony J. Moore of the Army's deputy chief of staff for personnel, the new guidelines provide female soldiers another styling choice.
"Females, especially females of African-American descent, have been asking for a long time to be able to wear dreadlocks and locks because it's easier to maintain that hairstyle," he added. (New York Times, 2017)
