[laplata]

Buzzcuts were practical, and easy to cut and easy to keep clean, especially in the tropics.

[9YearLurker]

I think militaries also like to enforce conformity to the group as much as possible—and short hair is one means of doing that.

[A strike]

“Buzzcuts were practical, and easy to cut and easy to keep clean, especially in the tropics.”

That may be so, but would that account for 100% buzzcuts, even in the Aleutians or North Pacific? Seems to me it must have been mandated either officially or unofficially.

[Sacajaweau]

Disease, bugs,

Ever get your hair caught on a bush?? Nuff said...