army regs dictate that the sideburn be level to the marching surface and no longer than the bottom of the opening of the ear. I like to try to let mine stretch their legs a bit. Until Big Sarge helps me to remember what the regs state. . .It is a good time had by all.
Sideburns
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I'm not in the army, but I keep mine at the top of the ear. My friends and I all have a very crude name for these non-existent sideburns.
Few gentlemen can pull it off as well as we.
Few gentlemen can pull it off as well as we.
I used to before my AF years!
Right at the bottom of my ear, has been for the last 14 years. I think all that time my sister spent watching 90210 had an effect on me.
+1 LOL The girls loved my burns when I was in High School
This is the same for AF
+1
Massive misnomer. Just barely men, we're anything but gentle.
I like to keep mine between the lobe and the middle of the ear. As someone said I feel naked with out them.
I have a relatively useless bit of info about how the sideburn got its name,
Back in the days of muzzle rifles, which were loaded with gun powder, when the riflesmen would take aim and fire, the muzzle flash at the region of the ear would get burnt by the muzzle flash, so they used to grow big lamb chop sideburns and hence got its name "side-burns"
Thanks you!
Back in the days of muzzle rifles, which were loaded with gun powder, when the riflesmen would take aim and fire, the muzzle flash at the region of the ear would get burnt by the muzzle flash, so they used to grow big lamb chop sideburns and hence got its name "side-burns"
Thanks you!
My "natural" burns grow to the middle of my ear and that is where I where them. By natural, I mean that is where my hairline stops and beard begins if that makes any sense.
When I decide to keep my sideburns, I like them right above the bottom of the ear.
I usually have earlobe-or-lower sideburns, usually kind of wide as well. Growing a *GASP* beard for the month of February, however. Which might then go to friendly mutton chops. tee hee.
mine go just below the bottom of my earlobe. Of course, you have no idea how big my earlobes are. I voted for "long."
Finally told the wife I'm growing some Mutton chops. Any suggestions on kepping them trimmed nicely (had an electric shaving but my wifes cousin stole the power cord) 
I don't know what is "popular" but I keep my sideburns at the middle of my earlobe. I also keep them very thin and non-choppish 
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I don't know what is "popular" but I keep my sideburns at the middle of my earlobe. I also keep them very thin and non-choppish
Wp
Same here. Maybe its a southern thing.
High and tight.
I grew mine long after seeing how well they worked on David Tennant when he first played on Doctor Who. They've been long ever since and I've received compliments from all except my mother.
Or, as one of my buddies in the Corps says, no longer than the bottom of the earhole.
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