WASHINGTON –
As part of the ongoing effort to build a more inclusive Air and Space Force, additional revisions were approved Sept. 15 to Air Force Instruction 36-2903, “Dress and Personal Appearance of Air Force Personnel,” which are effective immediately.
Following the Department of the Air Force’s initial review, a diverse panel of Total Force Airmen completed a second review of Air Force grooming and appearance guidance in order to enhance inclusiveness while maintaining Department of the Air Force professional standards.
The changes are as follows:
• Clarification that the authorization to dye hair to natural colors applies to all Airmen regardless of natural-born hair color. Examples of natural hair colors are brown, blonde, brunette, natural red, black or grey.
• Men’s hair bulk standard was increased from 1¼ inches to 2 inches.
• Men’s hair may have one (cut, clipped or shaved) front to back, straight-line part, not slanted or curved, on either side of their head, above the temple. The part will not exceed 4 inches length or ¼ inch in width.
• Women’s hair bulk standard was increased from 3½ inches to 4 inches.
For more information, service members should view Air Force Guidance Memorandum 2020-02 and check Air Force Instruction 36-2903 for updates, which are available on the public website of the Air Force’s Personnel Center at https://www.afpc.af.mil/Career-Management/Dress-and-Appearance/.