how did they let corso riggs in the military?

[splifone]

and not make him shave his head?

[NatePsy]

Did I miss something? Didn't look like he was in the Military and besides this is Star Wars, why should it matter? :P

[vizzle]

My Trooper's the head of the most elite squadron in the Republic, and he's got a full head of hair.

[splifone]

i know, but if the writers wanna make a character who's basically an "army guy" make him look like one. like in movies we always see war heroes who are shaved. and also his accent doesnt hit him and his hair. he has a kinda southern US accent but when i first met him, i thought he was gonna sound like a jamaican.

[Buckwald]

I don't think the typical Military Standards apply to the Galactic Republic.

[yazu777]

they medically scan all parasites off your head

[splifone]

I don't think the typical Military Standards apply to the Galactic Republic.

i know it doesn't but to the audience it does. Most of the time when u picture a soldier with a southern accent you don't ever think "dreadlocks".

[Buckwald]

i know it doesn't but to the audience it does. Most of the time when u picture a soldier with a southern accent you don't ever think "dreadlocks".

When you think of the typical Military Standards you don't think of Twi'leks with lekuu either. The point I was making was, in this type of Sci-Fi fantasy, the clean shaven, short hair, standards that we think of in the US/EU and other parts of the world, don't really apply to an entire fictional Galaxy. I mean, I'm in the US Army and it doesn't phase me one bit. At least in this game they got the Salute animations down right.

[splifone]

When you think of the typical Military Standards you don't think of Twi'leks with lekuu either. The point I was making was, in this type of Sci-Fi fantasy, the clean shaven, short hair, standards that we think of in the US/EU and other parts of the world, don't really apply to an entire fictional Galaxy. I mean, I'm in the US Army and it doesn't phase me one bit. At least in this game they got the Salute animations down right.

i get what you're saying, but the point I'm trying to make is his accent and backround doesn't fit his hair. You would never associate someone from the south as someone who might have dreadlocks. I know there are alot of people in the south, but typically in the media you would never see farmboys or southerners with dreadlocks.

[DaGhostDS]

You dont shave a Kiffar.

[splifone]

thats just my opinion yours is different

[unholytestament]

thats just my opinion yours is different

It can be your opinion that he doesn't appear like an archetypal military character.

That the Glactic Republic doesn't have the same standards of appearance as the militaries of the real world is fact.

[markdall]

Holy crap have you seen Star Wars Episodes IV-VI? They all had bad long late 1960s/early 1980s haircuts and look sooooo stupid. (and I was 5 when Episode IV came out so I can say that.)

It's always bothered me about the movies. In today's (US anyway) armed forces, your hair must be within regulation length and there can be no beards. SWTOR doesn't bother me too badly since they set their precedents (unfortunate as they are) in the movies.

[sleekit]

NO BEARDS ?! well its not surprise you're shit at fighting wars then (i'm kidding)

[Schattenlied]

Well, despite what some of you may believe... the "must have short hair in the military" thing is not always the case.

For instance, people in the US Army and Marine Special Forces are in fact allowed to have beards and long hair due to the fact that they need to be able to blend in while "under cover" with the common population in other countries during war (not so easy to do when you've got a shaved head and clean shaven face).

-source: 3 close family members in the US Army, 1 close family member in the US Air Force, 2 friends in the US Navy and 1 family member in the USMC (retired Lieutenant Colonel).

Also, it's a game... you have no idea what their policies on that kind of thing are.

Note:this was a recent change, made for the war in Afghanistan. (I believe it has been deauthorized as of late, but will resurface if the need for it arises again)

[monostat]

Holy crap have you seen Star Wars Episodes IV-VI? They all had bad long late 1960s/early 1980s haircuts and look sooooo stupid. (and I was 5 when Episode IV came out so I can say that.)

It's always bothered me about the movies. In today's (US anyway) armed forces, your hair must be within regulation length and there can be no beards. SWTOR doesn't bother me too badly since they set their precedents (unfortunate as they are) in the movies.

This is not entirely true. The special forces operating in Afghanistan and Iraq were allowed to grow their beards to better fit in with the native population. Regular enlisted must abide by regulation but it's not an end all be all, there are exceptions. Also it's was a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away yo

Edit: Should have read the whole thread because I just parroted the person above me

[Rust in Peace]

there's plenty of armies that let you grow beards, mustaches, sideburns and have longer hair. i mean have you ever seen pics of special forces guys on tour in afghanistan? full fucking beards and long hair. please dont generalize based on what you see in movies or if you're a chairforce commando.

canadian engineers were allowed to grow full beards even when they were at home. look up the pioneers.

[Venant]

canadian engineers were allowed to grow full beards even when they were at home. look up the pioneers.

Especially if your in the elite Lumberjack corps, those guys all look like the Brawny man.

[Deleted]

So you're surprised that a made up, fictional character in a made up fictional universe is not up to the real world military standards? Shocking indeed.

[Dezerte]

As previous posters has explained, this is not real life, this is Star Wars. Different military rules.