Recruit Haircuts | Mr. Tootie
Purnell Whitehead, known by many as "Mr. Tootie" and manager of the receiving building barbershop at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, has been cutting recruits’ hair for over 28 years.
(U.S. Marine Corps Video by Cpl. Yamil Casarreal)
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One of the most painful haircuts I’ve ever had.
@j.manning2759
5 жыл бұрын
Not from him. This dude hooked it up compared to the others
@MrSimsEffect
5 жыл бұрын
I never got my haircut by him I just always heard em talk a lot and I was tired of always getting a bald head I would never look in the mirror after a cut 😩😩😩😅😅
@tconner3346
5 жыл бұрын
Facts he nicked me but when we went back for our 3rd phase cuts man the dam high and tight lol he was talking to us. History bro
@ostonespinosa6758
5 жыл бұрын
@Charles Xavier not all are fit for duty.
@Iburnyourface
5 жыл бұрын
It’s been a while but I remember it being painful lol
“GET YOUR FEET OFF MY FOOT REST!!!”
@mikefary
3 жыл бұрын
Made that mistake 1 too many times
@ezulon97
3 жыл бұрын
YESSS
@colinbrown9017
3 жыл бұрын
That shit always had me dead lmaooo
I remember all those times bullshitting with my barber in boot camp...oh wait, that’s right, I wasn’t allowed to say a damn word to the barber!
@wiifii5.071
5 жыл бұрын
soo who made the big deal when they saw u striking up a convo wt they say lol????
@megga0
4 жыл бұрын
wiifii 5.0 you never said anything
@charlesdonohoe3079
4 жыл бұрын
I was gonna comment that but you beat me to it.
@daniellainez6533
4 жыл бұрын
@@wiifii5.071 the drill intsructors would have destroyed you on sight.
@lucidtickle8347
4 жыл бұрын
*Ayee what's poppin Mr.Tootie*
The man that cut my hair like he was an Apache warrior
@ElbowJefe
4 жыл бұрын
Ryan O'Gara yep. Stand up and your head is burning and red 😂
@zach8969
4 жыл бұрын
@@ElbowJefe The worst is getting youre haircut after being on the island being on the island in the summer when you're head looks like a red dum-dum lollipop from sunburns and these guys shave you're sun burnt head like they are trying to shave you're brain cells away.
@jamalwashium5387
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks my dude
@travistaylor6110
Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
Same guy cut my hair back in 2006. He still looks exactly the same.
@MrMarq22
5 жыл бұрын
Sept 4th 2006 he cut min bro awsome
@painjpeg3513
5 жыл бұрын
rmj2n black don’t crack unless you smoke it
@cvoxoisgodly
4 жыл бұрын
CSUAVE interesting
@itspasta
4 жыл бұрын
*he cut mine back in 1934, damn black don’t crack!*
@Procraseighter
4 жыл бұрын
CSUAVE More likely he's just looked old for the last 20 years
Ok toot let's be straight, you made us bleed 😂
@shreddedicated8802
4 жыл бұрын
Lt.soldier .Architect yea fuk that nikka
@treshawnd.weatherspoon2153
4 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@shreddedicated8802
4 жыл бұрын
That nigga left my head uneven when I got back home.
@Johhnybgoode.
3 жыл бұрын
I think he cut my head the first noght
@hiraethia8419
2 жыл бұрын
Every single fucking time I went to cuts I got scalped and bled in at least 3 spots
"Ow, that hurts" "shut up recruit, you love me peeling your grape" "aye, sir"
@jacobwilliams1319
3 жыл бұрын
That sounds so gay
@LonewolfeE5
3 жыл бұрын
@@jacobwilliams1319 well its the Marines so ...
“Sit straight up in the chair... damn”
@jimmytoll1444
4 жыл бұрын
Benny USMC lmao or when you put your hands on the arm rest
@isaiahtrammell6168
4 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@jafetvalcarcel7854
4 жыл бұрын
Get against the bulkhead
Tootie is literally one of the nicest guys in the world. I just talked with him today for like 30 mins. Ya, sure, when you’re a recruit you get your melon scalped… but this guy is legit a great dude
@jaszmin8087
2 жыл бұрын
That’s my dad
@Strange_Animal83
Ай бұрын
He really is. I remember him from boot camp in 2006, then I got stationed in Beaufort. I went to Cuts R Us for years and looked forward to seeing him every Sunday. I still run into him from time to time and it’s always good catching up. Lots of love and respect for this man.
This man scalped me in '05. Glad to see he's still around.
@boat6float
6 ай бұрын
I was at Parris Island in '05. It was a blurr at the barbershop. I did like listening to them talk to each other about their day-to-day lives. It was an ongoing conversation they had with each other. It was nice to get a piece of the "outside."
Man went threw their in 85 had an bald head & them mofos sent me threw the line anyhow to get my head cut again, Semper Fi Till I Die
@TheSgtwill8541
5 жыл бұрын
Same! I already shaved my head the day before I left out and they scraped the fuck outta my scalp with them clippers!
@juliohernandez6856
5 жыл бұрын
Went through in 85 also 1st battalion!
@AngloImperial
4 жыл бұрын
All start from the same
@Maddawg31415
4 жыл бұрын
Wouldn’t say they’re the most pragmatic in that departmenr
Major shout out to whoever thought to do this video. Liked the cinematography and the overall concept of civilians to some extent playing that formative role in new recruits lives.
I remember him, he wasn’t as nice as he was in this video tho lmao
“Get your feet out of my chair boy damn”
By the time we were in second phase, I had devised a system that allowed me to have Mr. Tootie cut my hair every single time we went. Always gave the best cuts.
@matthewtestino4222
4 жыл бұрын
Raoul Duke describe the system so I may look back on mistakes I can never get the chance to correct I thought I had one but it was promptly shut down, proceeded by intense yelling from the fat dude all the way on the other side. I was a shitbag and would ask to use the porta shitter if I didn’t get put in his line but they caught my trick.
Who else got haircuts from this man? After your first haircut, this place became a safe haven for screamin ditties, and getting IT'D in the pits right after your cut haha
@ezulon97
3 жыл бұрын
YES
@youn9trauma287
3 жыл бұрын
On god😂
He works for the Marine Corps Exchange so he gets paid per each haircut like any other barber. Faster he gets someone in the chair, faster bank 😁 He was around when I was a DI.
@zach8969
9 ай бұрын
Wasn't he an Army Ranger back in desert storm?
Man this dude yelled at me, idk what he's talking about with this support stuff 😂😂😂. He must mean the drill instructors.
I remember this man, I've almost dared to ask what happened to his pinky
@KingKhanate1997
4 жыл бұрын
R. Taylor Way I heard it, a hooker bit it off because he refused to pay her.
@Layman169
4 жыл бұрын
@@KingKhanate1997 no way lol I've always wondered the same. He's a pretty cool dude
@kingcobra7183
4 жыл бұрын
@@KingKhanate1997 this is true, straight between the bone joints like a red hot knife through butter
I can guarantee that no recruit has ever built a "meaningful relationship" in the 45 seconds it takes for this man to scalp you with those clippers. If you got big ears god help you.
@kevincorrigan1754
4 жыл бұрын
Lmao right, that’s what I was thinking
@karlbischoff77
4 жыл бұрын
Very true its cool to see him tho cuz lots of marines remember him
@finnrockefeller669
4 жыл бұрын
Pffff, yeah wtf is this guy talking about. It’s stand in line silent, 30 second cut, out the door to study knowledge.
@MannyAldama
4 жыл бұрын
All the other barbers are rough as hell but he was cool as shit once you were in 3rd phase and Marine weeks. He was a dope ass person to talk with
@wrightearl34
4 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
He is Lt. Aldo Raine. He wanted his recruit scalps. He got his recruit scalps.
He was rude. I’ll give him 1 star on yelp
@bluezzz6775
4 жыл бұрын
He was tho . Plus he always stab your head with those clippers
@85ggk
4 жыл бұрын
Northern-Wolf for real lol. This must be the new marine corps if he is building relationships with recruits. We were never allowed to look or talk to the barbers when I was in boot
@bluezzz6775
4 жыл бұрын
@@85ggk I was I co last cycle about 2 months ago they would try to talk to us but most of the time we were thinking 'man I wish he shuts up so they don't think we're talking to them and they send us to the pit' fun fact : you always go to the pit
@Alejandro.Gutierrez_
4 жыл бұрын
Never. Great guy
@skylerthecreator9338
3 жыл бұрын
@@james_400 a nice place where you get some real one on one fun time with an NCO in a sand pit...it's a blast
YOOOOO ITS MR. TOOTIE
@xxCOKERxxPWNxx
5 жыл бұрын
Thats what Im saying lol
I’ll have a little off the top
@WindFireAllThatKindOfThing
5 жыл бұрын
That's what I said to my Mohel
Right, because recruits develop meaningful relationships with their barber during boot right?
@rat7750
3 жыл бұрын
We had an STC recruit in our platoon that knew him well, used to talk with him whenever we got haircuts. Even painted a scuzz brush for him.
@TheBeeseik
3 жыл бұрын
I did, probly cuz I got to stand in the shop and direct traffic, though. I got to shoot the shit when the DIs werent around.
@mattyr8868
2 жыл бұрын
He doesn’t only cut recruits hair, he cuts hair at both bases in beaufort
Cut all my hair in about 4 seconds. Also about half of my scalp. Blood and hair everywhere. SEMPER FI.
I wish I grew out a mullet when I went in. Mullets are awesome to cut off.
@fematrailer
5 жыл бұрын
Lol I remember the receiving Drill Instructors giving me a hard time about having long hair when I got there. I grew it long beforehand so they could cut it all off, I figured it would make the moment more memorable haha.
@libertyordeath9936
5 жыл бұрын
Michael Walker I’m going to do the same thing for the marines. Should i cut it before boot camp? Sounds i should based on what you said
@MajorMuffins13
5 жыл бұрын
Australia Isn’t reAl No point paying for a trim just for them to shave it all off anyways.
@fematrailer
5 жыл бұрын
@@libertyordeath9936 Neither cutting it all off or growing it out beforehand is gonna make them any nicer to you, Haha. Do whatever you want, just do it with confidence. Might not wanna shave your head before you leave though, so girls will like you before you head out. You're gonna miss that, so try to have some responsible fun while you can!
@feroz3854
5 жыл бұрын
Australia Isn’t reAl honestly keep it long that way even the drill instructors who mess with you will probably remember you longer lol
I will never forget this man
Aug 08 2006 this man cut my hair. Wow time flies semper fi brother
@MrMarq22
5 жыл бұрын
Dang bro sept 4th 2006 my wife was in your sister company I believe
@SIRTROLLZALOT
5 жыл бұрын
femoralslasher damn he cut mine back in 17
@jordanbledsoe9410
5 жыл бұрын
Oct 17 2016 he cut mine
@femoralslasher
4 жыл бұрын
MrMarq22 what was her last name. Camacho now I’m the army infantry just joined back in 2018 of December
This guy done peeled the skin on my head several times.
Lol the first thing you see is his free mason badge on the beginning over his name.
@egabliss7426
5 жыл бұрын
jUdgE RiCo crazy
@notoppa6938
5 жыл бұрын
Yup
@Enjoylifeweonlygotone
5 жыл бұрын
$$$$
@AngloImperial
4 жыл бұрын
Oh, I thought Freemasons were racists?
@jasonritch5303
4 жыл бұрын
He may be a Blue Lodge Mason or a Prince Hall Mason. Curious to know...
He cut my hair
@gkvscq
4 жыл бұрын
Evan Ward how many stars did you give him?
@evanward5495
4 жыл бұрын
@@gkvscq as a recruit 1 star but as a marine 5 stars
I remember him, "don't say yeah to me! I ain't your fucking Friend!" Lol
Me: Can I get a high and tight? Marine barber: If my that you mean a fast and painful scalp buzzing, sure thing!
@simeonbihesi7120
4 жыл бұрын
You should've asked for a fade. See? That's where you made a mistake.
An amazing, friendly, supportive gentleman, just what you need when you're away from home and being trained hard ❤️
Same man that cut my hair a year ago. First time you were not allowed to talk to any of the barbers. But the last haircut you get you are and it’s the best thing ever.
They were showing out for the camera, I always bleeding along with everyone else
I always made sure I got my cuts from him, Bc even the little conversation that he made gave every one of us that comfortability that we missed.
This guy was so chill. He would talk to the recruits no matter the circumstances
He’s a legend. He was always the coolest person in the barbershop and gave the best haircuts. I even got a picture with him before I left boot camp.
He's like an uncle because he yells at you, and touches you harder than you'd like.
@ryank.1214
Жыл бұрын
😆😆😆😆😆
I remember the barbers at Parris Island as being loud, obnoxious, drill instructor, want-to-be's who spoke to recruits like they were garbage. And the freaking haircuts they gave were just painful.
Tootie is a good dude and I’m glad I’ve gotten to know him over the years here in Beaufort. Glad to see some love given to him in this video.
Yo this guy was the chillest barber there he would always be dropping knowledge and cracking jokes with his fellow barbers but no matter how relaxed he got we always knew to show him the upmost respect. Semper fi mr.tootie
@jaszmin8087
2 жыл бұрын
That’s my dad
Clippers so damn sharp make ya eyes water and ya cranium bleed
By far the coolest barber I ever had. Semper Fi Mr. Tootie
The coolest guy I met in recruit training. This man was awesome!
Loved Mr.Tootie. He was always the greatest one there and I always made sure I got to his seat. MUCH LOVE UNC TOOT.
@SquadDirector
4 жыл бұрын
Quit lying. No recruit is even looking at their faces let alone recognizing them while at boot camp. Also, wasn't the line based on the platoon's formation? It's not like you can switch your place with someone else to make sure you sat at a specific barber's chair...
@yasersharifeh2313
4 жыл бұрын
@@SquadDirector I definitely was paying attention. But I was front of the platoon due to height. Mr. Tootie is barber 1. I just let dudes in front of me so I could go to his seat. It's really not that hard.
Me tootie gave me a lot of inspiration. You never know what you do for somebody just by cutting their hair. I got hit with a bottle 2 weeks before I came to Parris island and me tootie always spoke to me about not going back home and letting myself deteriorate everything that I had worked so hard for.
@jaszmin8087
2 жыл бұрын
That’s my dad
That’s so crazy, this man cut my hair so many times in boot. Made me give firewatch to one my homies one time!
Uncle...? Crazy, he disrespected so many got damn boots 🤦🏽♂️
@kennethlucas7473
4 жыл бұрын
I believe you
@daniellainez6533
4 жыл бұрын
Truth...
One of the barbers cut a recruits ear when I was in boot and made him bleed. The senior was PISSED. No recruit built no relationship with any barber in bootcamp. They scalped us so hard with those tools that all of our heads would burn for the rest of the day. Some of them were as mean as drill instructors which didn't make sense to me.
It’s a homage to those single mothers he’s talking about. Not saying nothing about the ones whose kids don’t go there cause individually every case is different but those ones whose boys do it for that...much respect. You did it by yourself and were able to SUCCESSFULLY do it!
Holy sheeit never thought I'd see an actual video just on him alone. Probably one of the best people down on that island.
He was super chill
The legend that cut my hair..thanks for making me bleed
Wow what a hard job, mad respect!! Clippers on one setting and then buzz the head.
Great guy, with a great impact. Thanks for what you do.
The best feeling in boot camp was getting your first high-n-tight and marching around showing the first-phasers who the big dogs on the depot were.
I will always remember him for the rest of my life.
We used to call him number 5. He's a really awesome guy and I loved talking to him every time he cut my hair.
I know that guy. Favorite 💈 Barber, every week it nice to show him the progress I made each week. A lil bit of that extra motivation.
Miss this man
That’s REAL OG right there
This man is known Corps wide. He had probably cut the hair of half the Corps. Not many people are known across the Corps and this guy attained such infamy as a civilian. Respect
2002 Haircut and 2010-2012 friendship. Looking forward to seeing you again, Brother.
Yeah I put my feet on the metal stool on recieving night. This man proceed to cut my hair in 10 seconds. Brought tears to my eyes. And maybe my scalp bleed. Good times.
That man cut my hair 13 years ago. Glad to see he's still kicking it.
Dude has been there forever
remember going for weekly cuts. this guy was cool af
I've always had a small lock of hair in the front, that defies all efforts to cut it. I was the only Jarhead in the 1976 yearbook with a comb-over.
Had a full conversation with him lol he thought me and this other dude were twins.
I remember being there in the 70's and watching recruits with long shaggy hair getting smoked by the drill instructors. I already had a buzz cut so it was no big deal on for me.
"let it happen man" - my first cut from this guy "relax yo head or i will break yo neck" - another cut from this guy. APR-July 2015. Good memories looking back honestly
That’s crazy, I remember him. Sometimes there was this nice lady, there with him. He gave me my first high and tight. It’s the same with the people at the chowhall with the “Goodmorning May I help ya” lady
@yeahman2401
5 жыл бұрын
GOOMORNIN MAY I HELP YA. I'll never forget that lady
@santurazapata7897
5 жыл бұрын
Omg I’m weak lol
Got my hair cut by this guy twice, he was way better than the other guys there
Thank you for cutting their hair.
MR TOOTIE!! my absolute favorite barber on the depot
My head still hurt looking at this 😂
Mr.Tootie cut my hair on receiving and a lot though boot camp, and always gave the best buzz at parris island
“Can I get a fade on the sides and cut very little off the top” Barber:
He was and still is a dope dude
I don't know HOW anyone can actually click on that thumbs down for a short video of a man who cuts hair for a living. 87-91 SemperFi (love the Compass and Square)
First cut June of 68 1/9 Marines in the A Shau valley 69 Grunts Pound You Harder 0331
5 Oct 73, remember this day well at Parris Island, almost every Recruit that day had real long hair. Semper Fi from an old Marine Sgt......OUT.
The Legend himself.
My scalp hurts just looking at this. Literally a piece of me at every haircut I got. Literal pieces of scalp scraped off by those rough ass clippers
As a metalhead and hopefully a future marine it'll be sad for me to get my long ass hair cut, but it's a necessity that I'll sacrifice to join the Marines
@brandonduckworth154
5 жыл бұрын
You will meet this man I promise
@michaellefort6128
5 жыл бұрын
Doesn't matter, they'll have you stripped for action in ten seconds flat. We had some of the biggest fro's you've ever seen in Jan of 76, long ass hair down the back, too. Wham bam, done. Those guys are Pro"s.
@Sadboy61904
5 жыл бұрын
@@michaellefort6128 that's what I'm saying, they're doing their jobs and they're doing em quick
@Sadboy61904
5 жыл бұрын
@Porkchop Periwinkle 😂😂😂
@Sadboy61904
5 жыл бұрын
@Porkchop Periwinkle I don't have long hair quite yet because I got a haircut probably in January, but since I'm 14 and going into highschool, I'll probably not get it cut until the end of highschool, and that haircut will be the one that will make me a boot
i remember him man thats crazy dang great man
On the level!
This man only has 200K views, but it only proves he's in the business of the proud of few, because the Marines, who have been all over the world, know him well.
He did cut my hair 😂
Good work on the video CPL.
Lmaooo I remember getting my cut by him a while ago. He’s a cool dude.
The only Barber on base that gives good cuts
I remember Mr. Tootie from Parris Island as well as I remember my Drill Instructors.
I remember this guy... dude looks crazy
This guy gave me my first ever high and tight. Like three weeks ago lol. awesome guy!
47 years ago and it seems like yesterday! Semper fi brother,
He’s the man!!!!!