Mustache March
Each March, Air Force pilots the world over resist the urge to shave their upper lips and grow the gnarliest, nastiest mustache they can muster. Wives and girlfriends then declare March a celibate month and most Mustache March participants seem to be okay with that. This March is no different and my class currently has full participation. No one is shaving… not everyone is growing. I’ve been documenting everyone’s ’stache on Fridays and include those images below.
Per Wikipedia (and well known amongst Air Force pilots):
U.S. Air Force ace Robin Olds became celebrated for a flowing handlebar moustache he grew while commanding the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing “Wolfpack” during the Vietnam War, and, when forced to shave it by his superior, became the source of an Air Force tradition known as “Mustache March”.
It has been one two four weeks and those who can are sporting some decent moustachios… myself included. As of week four, only ten of the fifteen guys in the class had the balls to keep their hideous whiskers intact. As of week four plus two days, only eight ’staches remained. Check the last picture for that…
