WHAT'S HAPPENING TO MOM?
The Marine Corps is banning new tattoos on the lower arms and legs of recruits.
Many grunts say the tattoo rule is getting under their skin. If they're caught with new ink, it could mean up to two years in jail and a dishonorable discharge.
But the Corps says body art is supposedly harmful to its spit-and-polish image.
Semper Why?
Who wants a spit-and-polish image when you're face to face with your enemies after crawling around in the mud of a foreign country for the freedom of others. A tough Marine with a big skull tattoo on his right forearm might just be a bit more menacing, don't you think?
Mine, on the other hand, is only menacing to me as I watch it begin to take on a crepe-paper appearance with the aging process.
Many grunts say the tattoo rule is getting under their skin. If they're caught with new ink, it could mean up to two years in jail and a dishonorable discharge.
But the Corps says body art is supposedly harmful to its spit-and-polish image.
Semper Why?
Who wants a spit-and-polish image when you're face to face with your enemies after crawling around in the mud of a foreign country for the freedom of others. A tough Marine with a big skull tattoo on his right forearm might just be a bit more menacing, don't you think?
Mine, on the other hand, is only menacing to me as I watch it begin to take on a crepe-paper appearance with the aging process.
Labels: dishonorable discharge, ink, Marine, Semper Fi, skull tattoo, tattoo ban
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