It’s not like he was enlisting so he could charge northward over the Mason-Dixon line screaming the rebel yell.
I felt pretty low. My own government wasn’t going to let me serve my country because of the ink on my skin,’ said Bauswell.
ht/ FDR in HELL
Just change that ink to an MS-13 image or “Aztlán Reconquista” and it’ll all be fine
Are we living in the Twilight Zone?
I shared this just because the extremely clever title!
First amendment? What first amendment? First amendment to what??
According to some fairly recent high school grads I know, the Marines are fairly liberal when it comes to ink – they do allow enlistees to have certain types of tattoos. Other banches – pre-enlistment tattoos will disqualify potential enlistees. Tattoos obtained after completing basic training seem to be o.k.
This may be more a function of the military downsizing than just a bias against skin ink. Various services need some sort of “neutral” criteria to justify refusing a candidate, and tattoos seems to be one of them. Conversely, if we were engaged in a major war and needed more soldiers, then a tatted up skinhead would probably be accepted (if not drafted). Enlistment requirements can be a moving target according to the times.
Similarly, the military branches will not accept personnel who try to enlist in lieu of crimiinal charges (including misdemeanors), This includes probation – if a potential recruit is on probation for even a misdemeanor, the military will not allow them to enlist until probation is completed. At least one young man I know had to wait until his probationary period for DUI had run.
I didn’t really examine the various military codes for this comment – these observations are just based on experiences of young people I know who tried to enlist. If you have contrary information, then I am happy to stand corrected.
What do you expect? The Marines is the very last among the Armed Forces to go underwater in the PC sea, but the fish rots from the head and the cultural degradation of political ‘correction’ has finally made its way to them now. Took ’em at least seven years, but it’s arrived.
Ask anyone who’s been in longer than 10 years what they think. Then buy them a beer.
Legend has it that the first Marine to sign his name at Tun Tavern handed the pen to they next man in line with the remark “You know, things were different in the Old Corps.”
I attended Marine Boot Camp in 1969, to my recollection I was one of 6 or 8 who didn’t get a tattoo out of our Platoon. For many it was a right of passage. And tattoos were not as accepted as they are today.
Having a tattoo or not having a tattoo didn’t make a difference as to the quality of a Marine warrior.
Still doesn’t make a difference in any Branch of Service, just the REMFs who think it is unsightly and not politically correct.
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They are to kill with the rifle or bayonet in combat not offend anyone with a tattoo? Seems it would be covered by a tee shirt sleeve.
While serving at NAS North Island back in the very late 1960’s we had a fella living in the barracks from the real backwoods of Tennessee named Presley, so, of course he was nicknamed Elvis. Well, one day he went down to Tijuana with some of the guys and got hisself a real salty Eagle tattoo on his left bicep. None of the other guys had tattoos at the time. After about a week/10 days we noticed a foul order coming from Elvis (more than just the usual) and the senior PO made him take his shirt off and show his tattoo.
Gangrene – and the nastiest looking mess you’ve ever seen. Couldn’t even tell it was an eagle any more.
They took him to sickbay and then to the brig and we never saw him again.
None of the other guys in the squadron got a tattoo.
As a former 75th Ranger, airborne infantryman, go that way young man. There are very, very few Blacks in the Rangers to get in your way, and promotions come quickly. RANGERS Lead The Way says it all.
The part about criminal charges is funny, because way back in the day (even before my time), judges would give young offenders a choice: jail or the Army. It worked, too. It kept the military supplied with troops, kept guys out of the crossbar hotel, and best of all, the discipline applied by the service straightened out a lot of young men who would otherwise have been put on the road to a life of crime. One of the best soldiers I ever knew told me if it hadn’t been for going into the Army, he would have wound up in prison like all the other guys he was running with at the time. Unfortunately, it only works when the military forces people to stay in and adapt to the regimen. Nowadays, if they don’t like you, you get booted out and replaced by the next guy. Too much trouble to whip you into shape, I guess.
Prior to the All-Volunteer Armed Forces.
Nothing worse than gyrene gangrene.
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Easy fix. Cover it up with a big Che tattoo — no problem.
The kid looked 12 years old.
I’ll bet if it was a tattoo of 2 guys licking each others assholes or a group of dykes fisting each other he would have been made a four star general on the spot. We are so fucked up by our political correctness. Black pride is great, gay pride, we trip over ourselves to promote these degenerate philosophies. white pride matters, straight pride matters, and by the way, fuck you islam.
If a gun tattoo would keep your kid out of public school, it might be worthwhile getting him one.