“Apparently, though, he wouldn’t be good enough for Obama’s army.”
This HAS NOTHING AT ALL TO DO WITH “OBAMA’S ARMY.” It is about proper order, discipline, and appearance.
I have watched this tattoo nonsense get way too out of control in Army since 2005. It is about time someone, Command Sergeant Major Chandler (God Bless him), did something about it. I am SICK of seeing young soldiers every day destroying themselves permanently with a lot of “pagan” ink. Tatoos are for backwoods cheap trailer trash and low lifes...it doesn’t belong in a professional army.
If it was just an occasional tattoo on an upper arm...not problem...but it is almost an obsession with some....and needs to stop.
IF those here want to call it “nanny state”....then stay away from the military. We need folks that will comply with uniform standards of appearance....to include limited to no tattoos.
Watch football? Quite pervasive there as well.
So let me posit a question.
You are in the sh!t. You have the choice between two people to be next to you.
One is my friend. Can drop someone at 1000 yards and is a monster close quarters. Oh, and while he served, his ink was acceptable.
The other does not have any ink. He might be an OK shot within 100 yards. And hand-to-hand? Forget about it.
Ok, make your pick.
About half the guys I served with had tattoos. I can’t even count how many had them below the elbow. Now all those folks have to pay to have them removed? Even if it were possible, which it isn’t, it is a long and expensive process. Screw ‘em. If I was still in, I’d get out the easy way. Keep my tats.