Does the Marine Corp require tattoos? Last I heard the entire military was cracking down on tats.
They’re reverting to pre-war rules. Here’s an article that gives the details, if anyone’s interested.
In theory, nobody has a problem with this, but usually they grandfather in people who came in with the old rules in every way - no problem. The problem with what they’re doing now is saying, “If you have forearm tattoos that are over a certain size or if there are too many of them you cannot become a warrant officer or an officer.”
So there’s a lot of good soldiers who came in with tattoos, or got tattoos, that were just fine and dandy a year ago. They’ve been busting their butts as enlisted for years while working on their degrees. And now they can’t become officers.
Again, soldiers are all about rules and might grumble when policy changes, but will roll with it. This is the first time that they have not grandfathered people in every respect.
And the reason has nothing to do with tattoos. The army is actively driving people out. The goal is to downsize and they’re doing it by making it as uncomfortable as possible to be in. Everyone’s pretty demoralized right now.
And you can forget your topless hula girl if you’re in the navy. The PC police say that that’s sexist and offensive to women. (Also, no more pin-ups allowed in your bunk) If you go home for two week leave, you’d better remain clean-shaven and if you break that rule, lord help you if someone posts a fuzzy photo of you on facebook. Hell, according to the new regs, you have to remain clean-shaven even if you’re hospitalized. There is no more ‘time off’.
But hey! They’re going to allow trannies in and pay for sex changes!
Welcome to Obama’s army. Real men may not apply.