Jan 19, 2021 · Agreed on your comment. While officer tattoos may have been scarcer than hen’s teeth a few decades ago, that is no longer true, as tattoos became more mainstream in the general culture over the last 25 years or so. Much more insightful is your pick-up on the comes-across-as-negative generalization about enlisted personnel. No place for that ...

Feb 16, 2021 · The Navy utilizes four pieces of criteria when assessing whether or not your tattoos are permitted: Content, Location, Size, and Cosmetic. You’ll have to go over these with your recruiter prior to shipping to Recruit Training if you’re concerned about any of your tattoos. Here’s a basic rundown of the Navy tattoo policy:

Jun 9, 2006 · Four Criteria will be used to determine whether tattoos/body art/brands are permitted for Navy personnel: content, location, size and cosmetic. a. Content. Tattoos/body art/brands located anywhere on the body that are prejudicial to good order, discipline, and morale or are of a nature to bring discredit upon the naval service are prohibited.

Jul 9, 2023 · Since the academy primarily follows Navy regulations, and her tattoos would be covered in whites (being on her forearm and upper leg), I think she is likely okay. I have seen other mids with large tattoos on chest and arms too. Hopefully the plebe candidate was cleared before they arrived.

Mar 3, 2020 · Hey, very dumb question, but I was wondering as to if one is allowed to get a tattoo prior to entering the academy itself. I currently have none, but have considered getting one. I don't want to violate any rules or expectations of the academy. …

Aug 17, 2012 · The way the doctors did it was to cut his skin and fold it in. Once it healed, they cut it again. And again. It was a long and painful process. He wrote a great article for Navy Times about why getting tattoos was, in his view, not smart. Now, in fairness, this was >20 years ago when the view of tattoos was different than it is today.

Jun 25, 2020 · I'm not going down the rabbit hole of specifics, but right or wrong I can think of tattoos that were common 10-20 years ago that today would be considered offensive. Last edited: Jun 26, 2020 Reactions: Old Navy BGO and Devil Doc

Jan 26, 2007 · Tattoos Redux. Colleges and Universities A-Z. Naval Academy - Annapolis. Spidermom January 26, 2007, 3 ...

Jul 17, 2018 · Im hoping there are some of you who know the answer to this. I am enlisted in the Air Force and have been in for a long time. I met a navy officer online and we’ve been seeing each other for awhile - they knew my rank from the get go and we continued a relationship despite knowing it probably wasn’t ok.

Oct 31, 2021 · Hey, I am planning on joining the army, I have self harm scars that put me down, through the training I have judged myself to others as their arms when we're do practical work etc is not covered in scars like mine, has anyone got any tips to cover or treat self harm scars? I …