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Here's a tip for all those women considering a career in aviation, especially the night-flying Blackhawk-type variety.
If you have medium or long hair, you'll want to make a bun or ponytail as far to the bottom of your neck as possible.
For my first night trip, I pulled my hair up on top of my head and after I put the helmet and night goggles on, I started to get a headache.
Trip Two, I lowered the bun and voila!, a happy head.
And, here's a little funny thing. I knew coming here I wouldn't have access to any hair dryers. But, I thought, hey, I still bring my hair products and a comb and do the best I can. Well, the desert air really does some strange things to my hair. I wash it when I can and by the end of the day, it's all greasy. The only thing I can really do with it is pull it back into a bun. But, hey, what's the alternative?!
So, when you go to dry, curl, shape or style your hair today, just think of all those courageous women serving in the military out there, who give up the luxury to fix their hair the way they like to try to make our lives better.
If you have medium or long hair, you'll want to make a bun or ponytail as far to the bottom of your neck as possible.
For my first night trip, I pulled my hair up on top of my head and after I put the helmet and night goggles on, I started to get a headache.
Trip Two, I lowered the bun and voila!, a happy head.
And, here's a little funny thing. I knew coming here I wouldn't have access to any hair dryers. But, I thought, hey, I still bring my hair products and a comb and do the best I can. Well, the desert air really does some strange things to my hair. I wash it when I can and by the end of the day, it's all greasy. The only thing I can really do with it is pull it back into a bun. But, hey, what's the alternative?!
So, when you go to dry, curl, shape or style your hair today, just think of all those courageous women serving in the military out there, who give up the luxury to fix their hair the way they like to try to make our lives better.
posted by Kathleen Carey at
2:38 AM
1 Comments:
I will remember this story and what I know of your experience for the rest of my life. Thank you Kathleen for blogging from Iraq. It was a pleasure to read your posts; some brought a few tears to my eyes. It was a selfless decision to go over there and you, as well as all of those men and women serving, have and will continue to make Delco proud!
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