In the next room the Recruits would receive haircuts. Men had to be shaved down, while women just had to have it cut above the shoulders. However both genders would have to have all facial and body hair lasered off to better fit into the regulation skinsuits. At least they wouldn't have to worry about shaving anymore. The Process took a surprisingly short amount of time all things considered. It was done by a small legion of contracted civilians, local women Armed with those fancy laser pencils the cool salons were using these days. This kind of makeover could cost hundreds of dollars in the civilian world, but here it was just a quick painful scorching as the lasers homed in on and systematically destroyed each hair follicle from the root. On the head the laser was slightly more gentile, but no less methodical. Just trimming each hair to a fraction of an inch for the men, or lobing off anything hanging below the shoulders for the women. Once the hair was gone, another squad of women used devices that looked not unlike supermarket checkout scanners to scan the body, measuring each square inch with LADAR. Taking measurements for the new uniforms they would receive.<br/><br/>At the end of the process the naked Recruits now had thousands of tiny burned hairs sticking to them, Necessitating the next stage. The Recruits left the laser wielding Africans behind and entered the showers, Inside was an Instructor wearing a raincoat and campaign hat. As soon as the Recruits entered he closed the doors and turned on the water. Ice cold. "ALRIGHT YOU NAKED APES, YOU LOST YOUR FUR, NOW LETS GET YOU CLEANED UP."