Talk:High and tight

Merge proposal

High and tight refers to the type of flattop with the sides shaved close worn by a large percentage of the US military. Horseshoe flattop refers to the exact same haircut, but with the top slightly lower, so that the center of the head doesn't have enough hair on it to produce a uniformly colored apperarance. The difference between the two is usually less than a quarter inch. EvilCouch 07:31, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

Also proposing Recon (haircut) get merged here. It's also a variant of the high and tight. EvilCouch 07:38, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

I concur. Readers would be best served by reading about all three variations in one place, not having almost identical information fragmented across three pages. Be bold! Rossami (talk) 00:41, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

I forgot about this merge proposal until you seconded it. I've since merged them into the article. EvilCouch (talk) 10:01, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

Jarhead because of high and tight?

I'd always heard that Marines were called jarheads because their heads are as empty as a jar. And a high and tight doesn't look like the top of a mason jar anyway. a flattop would be closer. Any citation?Canine virtuoso (talk) 21:40, 25 June 2012 (UTC)

Jarhead has to due with the way a Marine puts on his dress cover. Since youre not supposed to touch the brim of the dress cover they would put on the head gear and turn it into place as they put it further down on their head. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.192.209.133 (talk) 10:11, 20 September 2012 (UTC)

high part / tight part

From the article, it appears that "high" refers to the short part and "tight" to the top part:

par. 2 (part): 'While many variations of the style exist, the one common feature is that all of the hair on the sides and back of the head is clipped very close, usually 1/16 inch (1.5 mm) or shorter, up to a point above the temples, referring to the "high" part of its name. A sharp line delineates the boundary between the close-cut sides and back and the longer top portion, referring to the "tight" part of its name.'

This is confusing. Am I misreading, or are there misplaced modifiers? Should what I quoted read like the following?

Proposed replacement for above quote: 'While many variations of the style exist, the one common feature is that all of the hair on the sides and back of the head is clipped very close (the "tight" part of the name), usually 1/16 inch (1.5 mm) or shorter, up to a point above the temples. A sharp line delineates the boundary between the close-cut sides and back and the longer top portion (the "high" part of the name).'

If you know that my proposed version is what is meant, please modify the article, and please let me know (<genew@telus.net>).

154.5.155.44 (talk) 10:56, 11 May 2013 (UTC)