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US 3rd Fleet, Destroyer Squadron 13, US Surfaces Forces Pacific, USS Henry B. Wilson (DDG7) 1978-1983, B Division.1 Fireroom.
“”Maybe you’re not smart enough to get a tattoo that’s not “stupid” -””
Sorry for my stupidity but usually when a person scars or injures them self on purpose it’s considered signs a mental disorder. Good news is there is medical resources to help.
Of course sailors were probably the first group of military personnel who got tattoos. The main reason is the sea is a scary unpredictable place, and if only follows that this drove superstition among sailors. Hence, most of the ancient tattoos contained talismanic symbols against bad luck.
They were also milestone markers to show nautical accomplishments to other sailors.
So that’s why it was OK in the 1940s to show Popeye with a big chest tattoo, but not a tramp stamp on Betty Boop.