Hair has long been a "factional" association mark because of the commitment. Just look at the queue before the fall of the empire which mandated it. Cutting it

Hair has long been a "factional" association mark because of the commitment. Just look at the queue before the fall of the empire which mandated it. Cutting it was essentially seen as a declaration of treason against their social order by defying the order. And it continued beyond then with things like natural hair vs powdered wigs as political statements. There were a dizzying number of associations in the 20th century alone.