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Air Force to Allow Scalp Tattoos and Morale Patches as Part of Raft of Changes to Appearance Rules
Military.com ^ | 10 Aug 2021 | Stephen Losey

Posted on 08/12/2021 5:52:17 AM PDT by CodeJockey

The Air Force said Tuesday it will allow airmen to wear morale patches on certain days, put hands in their pockets, and to tattoo their scalps as part of an upcoming revision to dress and appearance standards.

The changes, as well as several others, are expected to take effect in early October when the service plans to release an update to Instruction 36-2903, Dress and Appearance of Air Force Personnel.

The relaxed dress rules also will increase the length of hair allowed for men from the current 2 inches to 2.5 inches, and will allow women to wear 2-inch hair accessories, instead of the maximum 1-inch accessories now allowed.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: airforce; patches; pockets; tattoos
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To: Mr Rogers

You gotta be $hitting me :)


41 posted on 08/12/2021 8:16:28 AM PDT by CodeJockey (Dum Spiro, Pugno)
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To: Mr Rogers
One I used to wear - because it was always OK to wear them in appropriate settings:

They're really popular in the Navy while we are deployed, and largely out of the public eye. People wear them on their foul weather jackets, which aren't really an official uniform item but rather gear that the command purchases. I saw dozens upon dozens of different morale patches last deployment. Sailors get them made up and often sell or trade them to each other. Many of these were very clever and funny. Lots of custom T-shirts as well that were made up and we could wear in the hangar bay when it's hot and we're allowed to take off our flight deck jerseys (only in the 5th Fleet AOR though).

Once we're back home, visible to the public, and wearing only official uniform items (no foul weather jackets), the morale patches are gone. They're very much a "what happens at sea, stays at sea" kinda thing.

42 posted on 08/12/2021 8:19:47 AM PDT by Drew68
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To: Rebelbase

That was my first thought.

Flair.

Office Space.


43 posted on 08/12/2021 8:25:38 AM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists are The Droplet of Sewage in a gallon of ultra-pure clean water.)
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To: Mr.Unique


44 posted on 08/12/2021 8:26:07 AM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. P144:1)
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To: CodeJockey

I only did one tour in the Wild Weasels, but I’m proud of those years!


45 posted on 08/12/2021 8:28:31 AM PDT by Mr Rogers
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To: Mr Rogers

I first saw this long after my time...

I seriously double if Uncle Sam's Misguided Children would have allowed me to wear one on my jungle utilities....

It would have made a great "Sniper Check", though!

46 posted on 08/12/2021 8:32:59 AM PDT by BwanaNdege (-)
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To: Mr Rogers

That’s one more than I did. Thank you for you service and sacrifice.


47 posted on 08/12/2021 8:35:36 AM PDT by CodeJockey (Dum Spiro, Pugno)
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To: Tennessee Nana

......this is so shameful....I simply cannot believe the United States Air Force that I so proudly served in and retired from has sunk to this low level...I remember our senior sergeants always checking us for adhereance to what was then (I believe) Air Force Regulation 35-10...now this.....I’m sure the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army Air Force is doing the same thing.....


48 posted on 08/12/2021 8:44:36 AM PDT by TokarevM57
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To: Fury
Mostly noise level stuff but morale patches almost assuredly will include gay pride and BLM crap among other things.

Up north, in Montana and North Dakota, it could be a real bitch on a -30F day to have some lifer tell you to get your hands out of your pockets. Even with gloves and inserts, you fingers feel like they would break off inside of five minutes.

I hope they don't mean you can diddy bop with da boyz hanging' out with your hands in your low riders and your hat on backwards.

49 posted on 08/12/2021 9:02:54 AM PDT by pfflier
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To: pfflier
I hope they don't mean you can diddy bop with da boyz hanging' out with your hands in your low riders and your hat on backwards.

"Back in the day" I was walking with someone from the dorm (personally always called them barracks) at Lackland. The person I was walking with looked around and decided to put his hands in his pockets.

Bam - a TI came out of nowhere and screamed to my friend to get out his 341. The swearing and yelling was not worth him putting his hands in his pockets! LOL

50 posted on 08/12/2021 9:07:35 AM PDT by Fury
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To: markomalley; DYngbld; TADSLOS; xsrdx; big'ol_freeper; Mark17; mikefive; JDoutrider; ...

Ping


51 posted on 08/12/2021 9:14:39 AM PDT by Jet Jaguar (Fascists never think they’re the fascists.)
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To: Fury

Amazing the details we remember from those days, a 341.


52 posted on 08/12/2021 9:20:37 AM PDT by pfflier
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To: pfflier

I got one pulled a week before we finished up, but the TI never filled it out. He was just messin’ with people that week.


53 posted on 08/12/2021 9:24:45 AM PDT by Fury
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To: Fury

54 posted on 08/12/2021 9:28:35 AM PDT by Mr.Unique (My boss wants me to sign up for a 401K. No way I'm running that far! )
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To: Mr.Unique

LOL! Brings back memories. Thankfully we left in early May for tech school before it gets so dang hot!


55 posted on 08/12/2021 9:31:00 AM PDT by Fury
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To: Fury
Brings back memories.

Yep, lots of changes since then.

USAF BMTS 1980s

56 posted on 08/12/2021 9:36:39 AM PDT by Mr.Unique (My boss wants me to sign up for a 401K. No way I'm running that far! )
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To: CodeJockey

I knew a female maintenance officer (O-3) for one of the fighter squadrons on base. On Friday’s after work at the O-Club her name patch would say, “Bed, Hellen”.

I was married, still am, but had no doubt the inference of the name tag was quite true.


57 posted on 08/12/2021 9:50:20 AM PDT by Sergio (An object at rest cannot be stopped! - The Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs at Midnight)
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To: BwanaNdege

My cousin, Sgt. Joe Shahum was a tunnel rat in Nam ‘69.

He’s about 5’ 5” tall and weights about 140 lbs.

He’s 76, but I wouldn’t fu@k with him.

5.56mm


58 posted on 08/12/2021 11:15:34 AM PDT by M Kehoe (Quid Pro Joe and the Ho need to go.)
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To: Mr.Unique
USAF BMTS 1980s

We had one guy in our Flight bring GOLF CLUBS! Man, when things were declared during in processing, that guy got hammered. Someone did declare and hand over a joint - did not get canned and actually did well in basic.

59 posted on 08/12/2021 11:16:28 AM PDT by Fury
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To: M Kehoe

The Air Force certainly has changed. Some for the better, some not so much. This photo dates back to 1967 ~ 1968. When my father was at Phan Rang.

60 posted on 08/12/2021 12:24:11 PM PDT by CodeJockey (Dum Spiro, Pugno)
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