they did a similar thing at Incirlik...
a couple of us went outside the gates onto the 'strip' and had one of the locals do it...
same scenario, but included a cut-throat shave too! then the obligatory neck 'snap' and a most novel way of getting rid of unwanted nasal and ear lobe hairs..
over sized cotton buds dipped in meths (or summat similar!!)
lit with a lighter and shoved into said orrifices...
the smell of burnt hair stuck around for days!!!