Hair, makeup, extended maternity benefits: Army makes changes to improve trust and culture
From less strict hair standards to moms given more time with their newborn babies, the Army is making changes in hopes of improving culture. Author: Eline de Bruijn Updated: 10:22 PM CDT July 28, 2021
KILLEEN, Texas
Changes made to build a better culture in the Army are affecting women soldiers in positive ways: from less strict hair standards to moms given more time with their newborn babies.
Women soldiers now have the option to wear neutral shades of nail polish, makeup, stud earrings, ponytails and braids. It’s one part of the comprehensive changes at Fort Hood and the Army for procedures, building trust and improving culture following the death of Vanessa Guillen.
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Soldiers at the base who knew Vanessa are still grieving.
A makeshift memorial that sits right outside the barracks where she lived depicts a smiling Vanessa with superimposed angel wings and a halo, surrounded by American flags. Flowers have been placed beneath it.
“A year is not a long time. Guillen will never be forgotten on Fort Hood, obviously, and throughout the majority of the world at this point,” explained Maj. Gabriela Gabby Thompson, a public affairs officer at the Army post. “There s not a day that goes by that I don’t hear Vanessa s name.
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Soldiers at the base who knew Vanessa are still grieving.
A makeshift memorial that sits right outside the barracks where she lived depicts a smiling Vanessa with superimposed angel wings and a halo, surrounded by American flags. Flowers have been placed beneath it.
“A year is not a long time. Guillen will never be forgotten on Fort Hood, obviously, and throughout the majority of the world at this point,” explained Maj. Gabriela Gabby Thompson, a public affairs officer at the Army post. “There s not a day that goes by that I don’t hear Vanessa s name.
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