Thanks God I never got a tattoo when I was in the Marines. Many of my compadres did..............................
I got my life lesson in body art pretty early. Had an uncle that had ink on the inside of one forearm.....as a preteen it was distinguishable as to what it was......by the time I was in high school it was just a green blob.
I knew then I’d never mark my body like that......I’m sure ink and techniques have improved since then but none for me thanks.
Only thing more expensive than tattoos is REMOVING tattoos! 😁