Hurhurhur.

I think he might let it grow back in a little while, when the neighbors will be used to him and his new identity. He'll probably pull it back into a ponytail too. Then even if someone goes "hey, you remind me of someone" they won't easily make the link with TEH GENERAL since they'll be used to his shorthaired face. And then they'll be more likely to go "hey, it's funny, buddy, you must hear it often, you kinda look like..." XD