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I'M SHSN SEAN P. REAGANS, SW/AW. I'M A BARBER ON THE USS CARL VINSON.
"HOW YOU GETTING IT CUT CHIEF? "HIGH... NO, NOT HIGH. JUST A REGULAR FADE,
MAN."
I LEARNED ON THE JOB, OJT. MESSED SOME HEADS UP, GOT GOOD AT IT A LITTLE BIT. I'M STILL
LEARNING TODAY. I'M A KHAKI BARBER, BUT A LOT OF THEM ARE CONVERSATIONAL.
"WHAT'S YOUR PLAN, MAN?" "GO TO SCHOOL."
"WHAT KIND OF PACE COURSE, ARE YOU TAKING?" "I'M TAKING PSYCHOLOGY AND CHILD PSYCHOLOGY."
"THAT'S GOOD."
MOST KHAKIS THAT COME IN OFTEN, THEY GET USED TO ME. THEY KNOW THEY CAN COME TO NIGHT SHIFT,
CAUSE THAT'S WHEN I WORK AND THEY KNOW I'M GOING TO GIVE THEM A GOOD CUT.
"WITH THE OPERATIONS THAT WE'RE DOING, I LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT SO I ASK. IF SOMEBODY FROM OPERATIONS
COMES UP HERE I ASK THEM WHAT'S GOING ON."
"HOW ARE YOU GETTING IT CUT SIR?" "NUMBER ONE, ALL THE WAY AROUND! TAPERED BACK,
EASY DAY." "CUTTING HAIR IS LIKE AN ART, THOUGH. HE MIGHT
LIKE HIS HAIRCUT BUT I MIGHT SEE SOMETHING THAT I DIDN'T LIKE, BUT HE MIGHT LOVE IT.
OR I MIGHT THINK IT'S THE BEST HAIRCUT I EVER GAVE, BUT HE MIGHT NOT LIKE IT."
CUTTING HAIR ON THE USS CARL VINSON... THE BOAT'S BEEN THROUGH A LOT SO I'M JUST HAPPY
TO BE A PART OF IT.
"LOOKS GOOD. THANKS MISTER REAGANS."
EVEN THOUGH I'M JUST CUTTING HAIR, I'M DOING SOMETHING. OUT TO SEA ON DEPLOYMENT.