So- which branch of the US Armed Forces did YOU serve in?
“So- which branch of the US Armed Forces did YOU serve in?”
That is a different thing from the tattoo’s that cover so many fools from head to foot. I have no problem with a “101st Airborne” regimental tattoo.
US ARMY 1969 to 1972 D Company, 1/502 Infantry (101st Air Mobile) 11 months at FSB Bastogne located at the north end of the A Shau gave me all the tattoo’s I needed to remember that time. Uncle Sam was nice enough to give me a funny looking little bronze thing with a V on it to help me remember. It goes nice with that little purple thing he gave me also. At least I can put them on or take them off, unlike a stupid tattoo.
A good portion of why the tattoo exists is to be ugly.
In military terms, it’s to intimidate others and share an intimidating image with others. Because let’s face it, if you need a permanent marking on your body to remember something, your memory is worse than mine, and I border on Alzheimers.
In non-military terms, once again it’s an ugly thing to signal to others that you are a badass (whether you are or not, doesn’t matter), or to signal to others that you are open to strangers touching your naked flesh to do visibly nasty things to it.
It’s become a fashion thing since 10 years ago, but that’s mainly because they’re a lot easier to remove than before. Not that they’re easy really, but (thanks to lasers) relatively easier with better results than before.