Soldiers told new rules governing tattoos, grooming standards on the way

Stars and Stripes ^ | 9/22/2013 | Josh Smith

[Pearls Before Swine]

Will there a policy on certain, uh, intimate piercings?

[Tammy8]

Same thing happened to hubby the first time he saw that. He could not quit talking about it for days.

[greene66]

I suppose I should be glad to hear of some tightening tattoo restrictions, clamping down on the whole raggedy, prison-gang thug look, which is so counter to the kind of adult appearance and comportment I always tended to associate with the services. But, since the whole faggotization of the military, I just can’t seem to particularly give a damn anymore, regarding anything to do with the services.

[PAR35]

Rainbow and Lambda tattoos permitted, but crosses will be banned.

[Future Snake Eater]

They threw the standards wide freakin’ open when they were desperate for people, now they’re telling them “thanks anyway.”

The hypocrisy here is borderline ridiculous.

[apillar]

So does that mean if there is ever another draft, all the dodgers have to do is run out and get a racist or sexist tattoo? Gee that’s sure a lot easier than fleeing to Canada....

[verga]

I was at a subway restaurant a week or so ago and saw a pregnant soldier in uniform.

It was a woman, right?

[Shimmer1]

I don’t knowwww... I think you’re right! No LOL

[Shimmer1]

First time you’ve ever seen that???? wow. You don’t get out to many bases, do you?

[PhiloBedo]

Sooooo ...a new tattoos meaning is subject to interpretation? A tattoo with Christian Cross, or the Gadsen flag might be deemed extreme.

[Straight Vermonter]

We don’t have any bases in VT.

[Timber Rattler]

The Army is bankrupt, broken, and hollowed out, and they’re worried about tattoos.

[Straight Vermonter]

It was a woman, right?

Yes, it was in fact a woman.

[Joe 6-pack]

"By far the most creative tattoo ever."

I dunno. I'm kind of partial to this one:

[xzins]

“extremist” is in the mind of those who get to do the interpreting.

Some lesbo air force major thought her First Sergeant was extremist for not wanting to persecute those who object to gay marriage.

So, a tattoo of Muffy & Buffy would be ok.

A tattoo of a man and woman before an altar would be extremist.

[GeronL]

You are assuming the standards will be tougher??

Why??

[Flavious_Maximus]

“The uniform will feature different colors for different environments ...”

Like that Navy commercial where you see five sailors (two female and three male) wearing different color fatigues so that together it resembles the gay rainbow flag. Truly disgusting.

[Rebelbase]

That’s a good one too!

[BenLurkin]

Odd.

No mention of gang tats being forbidden.

[Stormdog]

“Like that Navy commercial where you see five sailors (two female and three male) wearing different color fatigues so that together it resembles the gay rainbow flag. Truly disgusting.”

You mean the “global force for good”?