So I'm joining the Coast Guard

(no, for real, I am.)

Apparently, when you take the ASVAB - the test you need to take to join any service - you can't wear earrings. Not even little tiny stud earrings.

For the sake of sanity I'm assuming the guy who made me remove them was joking when he said it was a safety issue, because I cannot for the life of me imagine a way that earrings could be a safety hazard while taking a computerized test.