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In the Navy only baptised sailors were able to have a pierced ear. Only after having sailed the seven seas and having crossed the Cape was a sailor considered,"Baptised". The piercing was done as a sign to Neptune and a request that should this sailor ever be in danger at sea, Neptune was asked to protect him and watch over him. This was told to me by an active Navy Admiral and is why during the second world war, in the Canadian & Royal Navy, these were the only branches of military service where enlisted personnel were allowed to have ear piercings.

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