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"Someone should tell the U.S. military that everything old is new again--or, at least, things that are so uncool are cool, thanks to a little movement we call hipsterism. The standard-issue glasses they&amp;#39;ve been forcing recruits to wear since 1990, jokingly known as &amp;quot;Birth Control Glasses&amp;quot; or BCGs because they&amp;#39;re so darn ugly, have just been retired in favor of something a little more modern...\nPinterestFacebookAccording to NPR, &amp;quot;The military is offering a new design &amp;#8212; a nod to the fact that the standard-issue specs are so ugly, many troops end up stuffing them in the back of their trunk as soon as they leave training.&amp;quot; The S9s, as BCGs are formally called, were handed out during basic training to anyone requiring glasses, but they&amp;#39;ll now be replaced by the S5, a &amp;quot;smaller, sleeker, black-framed style.&amp;quot;\n&amp;quot;Service members have told us they like the appearance of the new frame. We are confident this frame will increase the likelihood that military personnel will continue to utilize their eyeglasses beyond boot camp,&amp;quot; Capt. Matt Newton, commander of the Naval Ophthalmic Support and Training Activity, Yorktown, Va., tells writer Patricia Kime. She also reports, &amp;quot;Before the new specs...were selected, they were put through a rigorous test program, challenging their endurance, functionality and yes, even their cosmetic appearance.&amp;quot;\nAs for BCGs, they&amp;#39;ll still be issued to retirees--and, we&amp;#39;re guessing, will enjoy a busy afterlife in vintage stores and on eBay, thanks to plenty of Brooklyn kids who think ugly is the new chic!\nHave any of you ever suffered the fate of wearing BCGs? Are you happy to see them finally being retired? Or should the military stick with the tried-and-true hipster frames? Discuss!\nPLUS!\n\n12 GLAMOUR readers looking super-cute in glasses\n\nAND...\n\nGuess which star recently rocked a geek-chic pair on the red carpet!?\n\nPhoto: via LastStandOnZombieIsland"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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