Why do they call them birth control glasses?

They are part of the standard gear issued during Basic Training. Traditionally, S9s have consisted of thick, brown plastic frames and large lenses so they would be less likely to break. However, their look was considered so unattractive for the wearer that people began calling them “birth control glasses.”

What does BCG glasses stand for?

On a military procurement manifesto, they’re S9s; but to a new soldier who’s just received a new pair, they’re BCGs, or Birth Control Glasses. The spectacles’ thick frame and large lenses are said to make the wearer so unattractive that chances of connecting with a member of the opposite sex become vanishingly small.

Do people with glasses get more respect?

Fortunately, as compared to wearing full-rim glasses, wearing rimless glasses causes us to be seen as more attractive and more trustworthy. What’s more, when we wear rimless glasses, we still benefit from others perceiving us as more intelligent–though less so than our full-rimmed counterparts.

What does wearing glasses represent?

Forget genetics though – there’s plenty of empirical evidence that wearing glasses, whether you need them or not, makes people think you are more intelligent. A number of studies have found people who wear glasses are perceived as smarter, more dependable, industrious and honest.

Can you be infantry if you wear glasses?

Poor vision typically will not limit your ability to serve in the U.S. Military, so long as your vision problem can be suitably corrected with eyeglasses, contact lenses or vision correction surgery.

What kind of glasses does the army issue?

GI glasses are eyeglasses issued by the American military to its service members. Dysphemisms for them include the most common “birth control glasses” (also called “BCGs”) and other variants.

What does your glasses say about your personality?

Honesty: Glasses can make you look more honest. Trustworthiness: You may look more trustworthy if you’re wearing glasses with rims. Intelligence: People with glasses look like they read more; hence, they are more intelligent. Social class: Higher social class is associated with wearing glasses.

What do you call someone who wears glasses?

bespectacled (comparative more bespectacled, superlative most bespectacled) Wearing spectacles (glasses).