[Senator_Blutarski]

Apologetic recruiters encouraged her to return after removing the tattoo, a process she was told would take about year. "I was very upset," Ms. Crippen said.

Well, that settles it. We can't Ms. Crippen's feelings hurt. What kind of Army do we have if we can't protect our soldier's feelings?

How would you like to be in combat with Ms. Crippen when her hurt feelings impair her ability to do her job?

Nevermind the fact that the Army bans tattoos because they endanger soldiers by making them easy to identify.

[Bcrippen]

The article didn’t clarify on what I was upset about, I wanted to serve this country and I was told no over a simple thing, most military members are covered in tattoos, which is normal. So why would this be a issue?