Over half of the idiots posting on this thread never served, yet they run their mouths about stuff they know nothing about. And your damn right I’m going to call you out when you have the balls to say the only reasons I have tattoos is because I hate myself and I must be a Satanist and a pagan.
My uncle had the Marine Corps emblem tattooed on his left forearm. He had been a DI at Parris Island and got transferred to Camp Pendleton. He finally amassed enough credit hours for his BA, after quitting high school at age 16. He applied for an LDO commission and had jumped through all the required hoops for commissioning; the final hurdle was the board. He was told that he would be a 2nd Lt upon losing the tat. This was in the early 60s and I’m told that removal of the tat was quite painful. He retired as an O-4.