Your instructor is not following the rules which call for the same grooming standards as for that branch of the service. Even for Marine Jrotc, the grooming standards are up to 3'; on top tapered to zero length(1mm) at the nape and at the very edge of the hairline around the ear arches. Sideburns cannot extend past the top of the ear orifice and individual sideburn hairs cannot be longer than 1/8';= #1 length, and the style must be conservative and not faddish or eccentric. In any event if you want to stay within those unofficial grooming standards, try one of the short pomp styles-crew cut, ivy league(long crew cut), flat top crew cut. A good barber can design any of these to fully suit any young guy's head shape, face and neck shape, frontal hairline and facial features. This is definitely not the case with a butch cut, currently referred to by some as a buzz cut.
ivy league(long crew cut):
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Some barbers describe an ivy league as a crew cut just long enough to be parted and combed to the side, if so desired. An ivy league can also be worn with the hair brushed up off the forehead to form the short pomp front, or with the short bangs brushed down on the forehead like a forward brush cut.
crew cut:
http://i.imagehost.org/0220/standardcrew/a>
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Essential Barbering Knowledge:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Crew_c/a>
Basic Short Cuts:
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http://www.yalealumnimagazine.com/issues/a>
Grooming any of the short pomp styles- crew cut, ivy league, flat top crew cut- is basically the same and takes about a minute or two.
1) Towel dry hair.
2) Barely dip fingertips in jar of wax.
3)Transfer wax to palms.
4) Smooth palms over hair.
5)Brush hair off forehead to form short pomp front.
Whichever style you decide on, be sure to take a photo to help describe the desired haircut to the barber or stylist.
Good Luck!
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