More should follow. If the Corps rejects a recruit strictly for this, a problem will ensue.
MS-13 tats are ok, though...
Why do you say that? The Corps is a selective institution, the joining of which is a privilege, not a reserved right. Further, with the weakened economy, enlistment rates have increased dramatically, to the point where new recruits often wait almost a full year before shipping to boot camp. And the Commandant himself made this more-rigorous tattoo policy a personal priority of his long before Obama assumed office.
I don’t for a second doubt the veracity of this story. But outrage over it is ridiculous and misplaced.