Hair style help!?

I need a fresh, new hair style. I currently have long hair (like over a foot long) and need to get it shorter. I'm joining the military, and long hair isn't accepted.

My new hair style has to...

...not be long enough to touch the bottom of the collar of my shirt (or at least short enough that I could put it in a braid or a bun that would hold it).

...be easy to maintain (I won't have time to spend fixing it up every morning).

...not come undone (boot camp. enough said.)

...not be emo, goth, unnatural colors or "daring" in a sense.

...actually look good.

I'm not looking foward to cutting it, so I'd like to be able to leave it as long as possible. I'm also interested in long layers or a shag of some sort.

Thanks everybody!

Hair style help!?

If you cut it in long layer buy lots and lots of pins and bannana clips....when you put your hair up it will look natural and a little long depends on how high you put it up...then pin it in place with bobby pins!

Hair style help!?

Was that your choice? Anyways make a short layered look

Hair style help!?

Cut it shoulder length with short layors...easy to maintain and will look good...

Have fun with boot camp!

Hair style help!?

Go have a look at this image: http://gimps.de/wettbewerb/albums/userpi...

I know that it is black and white but the hair style seems maintainable without a major fringe to impair your eyesight.