The uniform would hide the tat.
It ain't your daddy's Corps.
Because of the color of his skin? So the USMC rejects whites these days? Go back home, Jethro.
A lot of the brass in the military needs to be shown the door.
I’ll be waiting for the official response from the USMC,
PS - guys, I’m 63 and use TriCare, so don’t drag your feet.
;-)
The black ISIS would be acceptable too
Maybe things have changed, but when my son joined the Marines in 2009, they wouldn’t accept anyone with a tattoo.
Outrageous that he would be rejected.
File this under “More to the story than is being reported”.
But if it was a rainbow flag, he would be made head of the Joint Chiefs of Satff.
USMC regs used to be no tattoos viable above the collar or below the shirt cuff.
Obama has probably added a slew of “preferences”.
Had Max Klinger only known, would have saved him a complete wardrobe
The whole thing about tattoos started under Clinton. At one time he ordered that the Army (other services too, I’m sure) examine all serving members for “racist” tattoos. Those with such tattoos were then either required to have something tattooed over them, or be discharged. I worked for the Veterans Administration, and saw several vets who had Celtic crosses on their lower legs who had been discharged for that very reason.
However, gang tattoos and racial tattoos on minorities were not to be observed or punished.
great tattoo, where can I get one?
I do not if it is still true today, but in WW II the Marine Corps attracted a disproportionate share of enlistees from former Confederate states. In the Civil War the Army was hugely expanded and the Marine Corps very little. Therefore, Southerners would say that were willing to serve the country, but not in any goddamnyankee outfit. And yes, goddamnyankee is one word, and no it is not profanity.
The tattoo makes a statement about a vital aspect of our military heritage. This country owes as much to the South as the North. But now to serve popular morality, we must banish from history the Confederate battle flag and those who served under it. Responding to these assertions, I quote Joshua Chamberlain who received the Confederate surrender at Appomattox.
“Before us in proud humiliation stood the embodiment of manhood: men whom neither toils and sufferings, nor the fact of death, nor disaster, nor hopelessness could bend from their resolve; standing before us now, thin, worn, and famished, but erect, and with eyes looking level into ours, waking memories that bound us together as no other bond;—was not such manhood to be welcomed back into a Union so tested and assured?â€
Winston Churchill commented concerning American entry into WW II that victory was then assured, because our Civil War demonstrated the tenacity required to defeat the Nazis.
Seriously though...what a joke. We truly live in upside down world.
Obola’s even debased the Marine Corps.Stand by,boys and girls,for Josh Earnest (my God,is that *really* his name?) to announce that the taking of Mount Suribachi was a racist act.
United States Marine’s Tattoo Policies
UNCLAS 191708Z MAR 07
CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
AL MARADMIN(UC)
MARADMIN
MARADMIN 198/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC//
Subj/Announcement Of Changes To The Marine Corps Tattoo Policy//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC MCUB/YMD:20030331//
POC/S. T. FOSTER/CAPT/-/-/TEL:COMM 703 784 9387/TEL:DSN 278 9387//
NARR/REF A MCO P1020.34G,
Marine Corps Uniform Regulations// GENTEXT/
1. Purpose. To detail revisions and additions to the Tattoo Policy found in MCO P1020.34G, Marine Corps Uniform Regulations.
2. Effective 1 April 2007, paragraph 1004.1c of MCO P1020.34G, Marine Corps uniform regulations, is cancelled and replaced with the following paragraph. “... Marines are prohibited from:
C. Tattoos or brands on the head and neck. Sleeve tattoos are likewise prohibited. A sleeve tattoo is a very large tattoo, or a collection of smaller tattoos, that covers or almost covers a person’s entire arm or leg. Half-sleeve or quarter-sleeve tattoos that are visible to the eye when wearing standard PT gear (t-shirt and shorts) are likewise prohibited. A half-sleeve or quarter-sleeve tattoo is defined as a very large tattoo, or a collection of smaller tattoos that covers, or almost covers, the entire portion of an arm or leg above or below the elbow or knee. Tattoos or brands that are prejudicial to good order, discipline and morale, or are of a nature to bring discredit upon the Marine Corps are also prohibited. Prejudicial to good order, discipline and morale, or are of a nature to bring discredit upon the Marine corps may include, but are not limited to, any tattoo that is sexist, racist, vulgar, anti-American, anti-social, gang related, or extremist group or organization related.”
3. The following new suparagraphs 1004.1c(1) and 1004.1c(2) are added.
â€(1) Marines who currently have a sleeve tattoo(s) will be Grandfathered. The Marine’s command will insert a photograph(s) of the respective tattoo(s) along with a measurement(s) of the size in inches and of the location(s) on the body and the date the tattoo(s) was documented, on the page 11 of the Marine’s SRB. The Marine will sign the page 11 entry verifying the information is correct.â€
“(2) The Deputy Commandant For Manpower And Reserve Affairs is designated as the adjudicating authority for any tattoo issue involving retention or special duty assignments. Review of a questionable tattoo(s) will be submitted to DC M&RA (MM) via the Reenlistment, Extension, Lateral Move System (RELMS). The package will include a photograph(s) of the tattoo(s), measurement(s) of the size in inches, description of the location(s) and explanation as to why the tattoo(s) has been deemed questionable by the Commander.â€
4. Commander’s are required to educate all their Marines on the new policy and document any Marine that requires grandfathering by 1 July 2007.//
Can’t risk your life with the wrong tatoo.
You think they will reconsider when China comes knoocking?