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| Hand, ear and neck tattoos now OK for soldiers amid recruiting crunch |
| 2022-06-24 |
| [Army Times] The military is struggling to find recruits right now, and the Army is no exception. With three months remaining in fiscal 2022, the service has only attained 40% of its enlisted recruiting goal, according to Army G-1 spokesperson Maj. Angel Tomko. And that’s part of why Army Secretary Christine Wormuth issued a new policy authorizing troops to have small tattoos on their hands, ears and necks, Army officials explained Thursday morning. Wormuth signed a directive Wednesday that expanded the service’s acceptable tattoo policy. The changes will be incorporated in the next update to AR 670-1, the Army’s appearance regulation. The following tattoos are now authorized, according to the directive: |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #5 All branches of military services. CIA, DOD, FBI, Fema, ATF, police, NSA, you name it. Age perhaps also a factor. Baby boomers are moving out. Work environment has changed dramatically. Why fight it, leave it. I know of several asked to come back to fill in the holes. That began since 9/11. Example, just transferring military hardware requires warm experienced bodies with clearances to supervise. I understand getting clearances these days is not cheap. |
| Posted by: Dale 2022-06-24 07:40 |
| #4 Know the locations |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2022-06-24 07:30 |
| #3 I have tattoos but I would never hire anyone with a neck tattoo. That simply shows extremely poor judgement that probably carries over to other future decisions |
| Posted by: Slenter Panda4300 2022-06-24 06:09 |
| #2 This will work out so well. I have noticed the number of neck and facial tattoos shown by the criminals and mentally unhinged almost as if it were a warning. Much like the markings on poisonous or dangerous animals. |
| Posted by: Torquemada 2022-06-24 05:33 |
| #1 Stop the fucking indoctrinating of leftist ideals and stop all the fucking SHARPS complaints. You will see middle American youth come back. If you don't you will lose most the people that made the military great. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2022-06-24 01:59 |
