This reminds me of the NBA requirement for non-active players to wear a suit while on the bench. To present a professional image as NBA players.
While active NBA players on the court look like prison escapees, circus clowns, gangbangers and thugs.
While there is no way to keep out the freaks with tattoos, the military should follow the civillian and corporate model and pay them accordingly:
The more tatts you have - the less you earn.
Yeah, I think in the old days, you see a Sargent or Chief with a service designation or an anchor and you think; hey, it goes with package. But let’s face it, it’s hard to take someone with a unicorn, or AC/DC on his arm seriously(hard enough not to laugh.)