Those of us that have served in the military know what an order is. If you choose to disobey it be prepared to face the consequences. But before you do, if you have any plans of making a career out of it, disobeying a direct order is one way that can end it for you. She had twelve years in so she was probably a lifer(someone that do 20 or more years). It is obvious that her hairdo was more important than her career, I hope it was worth it.