One thing is for sure. He's one of six SHs assigned to the barbershop. R.I. Barbers must cut hair based on the Navy grooming Standards. When the air wing is embarked, there are approximately 5,000 officers and Sailors on board. The five barbers stay busy cutting hair to each customer's satisfaction.
Haircuts are fun to give because it's like being creative, but to the customer's satisfaction.
Cutting hair all day is not easy. Sutton said the ship's barbers cut an estimated 4,200 heads of hair during the ship's recent six-week underway period. That averaged about 20 to 25 haircuts per barber for every day the carrier was at sea. Sailors can get a haircut by making an appointment or during afternoon walk-in hours beginning at 1 p.m., where its first come first served. The average haircut takes approximately 15 to 20 minutes.