hamiler
01-23-10, 03:50 PM
hi i would like to know if i get a tattoo on my arm and it is my mom and a cross will i still be able to go to boot or will i have to get rid of it im thinking it will be around 5 in long and like 3-4 wide thank you
TinDragon
01-23-10, 03:54 PM
I believe the order is if it'll show outside the normal PT uniform, it has to be able to be covered by your hand.
If I were you, just wait until after you're in to get a tattoo. No reason not to wait, just to be safe.
Lisa 23
01-23-10, 03:56 PM
Did you try using the search bar to see if this topic has been discussed before?
Tattoo question
http://www.leatherneck.com/forums/showthread.php?t=91196&highlight=tattoo+policy
Marine84
01-23-10, 04:02 PM
Isn't it against the law for a 15 year old to be tattooed?
Phantom Blooper
01-23-10, 04:04 PM
Marine Corps updates tattoo policy
January 23, 2010 12:27 AM
HOPE HODGE
A new Marine Corps administrative regulation that tightens and clarifies tattoo policies for active-duty troops may force some Marines to choose between body art and their preferred career path.
The new MARADMIN prohibits enlisted Marines with sleeve tattoos from becoming commissioned officers, even if the tattoos, which were banned in 2007, had been grandfathered in according to protocol. To the list of banned tattoos the regulation adds markings on the fingers, hands and wrists, tattoos inside the mouth, and tattoos visible in PT gear that are larger than a hand with fingers together and extended.
Sleeve tattoos already preclude enlisted Marines from certain special duty assignments, including recruiting positions and Marine Security Guard assignments, according to a MARADMIN released in September 2008.
Maj. Shawn Haney, a spokeswoman for Headquarters Marine Corps Manpower and Reserve Affairs, said the new guidance was intended to spell out policies that had been understood for some time.
“It was important to make sure Marines really understand and gave them a little more definition, gave them better guidelines,” Haney said. “The Marine Corps was already reviewing tattoos, but this really gives everyone … more parameters.”
Haney said that Marines with grandfathered sleeve tattoos would continue to be eligible for enlisted promotions, but that officers were held to a higher standard.
“It is unfortunate for those individual marines, but the intent was always that you’ve got to have that professional appearance,” Haney said.
Not all Marines agree.
Cpl. Steven Zuniga, with the 8th Communications Battalion, has two tattoos both high up on his shoulder, he said, and if he gets more, he’ll keep them hidden as well.
“I don’t even know how (uniform) fits into it,” he said. “I don’t want mine visible at all.”
Pfc. Malcolm Phillips, with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, said he had 10 tattoos, four of which he got after joining the Marine Corps. He wants to get a sleeve when he leaves the service.
“It makes sense not to get tattoos on your face or your hands, you know, as long as you can’t see them in your dress uniform. But I think they’re being picky,” Phillips said.
Local tattoo parlors, which did not receive notice about the changed regulations for Marines, took a mixed approach to tattooing the troops.
East Coast Tattoo on Western Boulevard keeps a framed notice of the 2007 regulations banning Marines from getting sleeve tattoos hanging prominently on the wall.
But an independent tattoo artist who works there under the name “Pete” said that from there, the bulk of the discretion was up to the customer.
“It is buyer beware, and with tattoos it’s always been that way,” Pete said. The majority of his clientele are Marines, he said.
But he said most of the military who visit the shop fall into the least regulated group.
“We don’t do many officers. Usually, it’s more of the new guys who just got in,” he said.
The owner of Award-Winning Skin Art Tattoo on Western Boulevard, Steve Mishoe, doesn’t worry too much when the Marine Corps changes its rules.
“I’m sure we lost some business over it, but guys are going to get tattoos regardless,” Mishoe said.
But he keeps the basic guidelines in mind.
“The Marines have always had a policy of no hands and no necks,” Mishoe said. “We know this, so we don’t do that.”
At Unique Ink on Marine Boulevard, however, the artists refuse to give any Marine a tattoo that breaks regulation.
The owner, Tom Boehm, a retired gunnery sergeant, said it’s a matter of watching out for the guys.
“I spent 21 years in the Marine Corps and I’m not about to do something that’s going to get a Marine in trouble,” Boehm said. “It’s not worth $150 for me to ruin a Marine’s potential career.”
But his compliance with the policy does not mean he agrees with it. Stricter regulations on tattoos, he said, are wasting manpower and hindering a prized historical image of Marine Corps toughness.
“It’s hurting retention, it’s hurting recruiting efforts, and they’ve got to see that,” he said. “The new regulation doesn’t serve any purpose.”
Read the full text of MARADMIN 029/10 http://video.onset.freedom.com/jdn/kwo983-marinetattooregulation.pdf
Lisa 23
01-23-10, 04:19 PM
Isn't it against the law for a 15 year old to be tattooed?
State - - - - - Status
Florida - - - - Regulated State
permitted under general endorsementof MD, DDS or DC. 877.04; tattooing of minors under age 16 is not legal
http://www.aaatattoodirectory.com/tattoo_regulations.htm
Florida Tattoo Laws
877.04 Tattooing prohibited; penalty.
(1) It is unlawful for any person to tattoo the body of any human being; except that tattooing may be performed by a person licensed to practice medicine or dentistry under chapters 458 and 459 or chapter 466, or by a person under his or her general supervision as defined by the Board of Medicine.
(2) Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 (http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=Ch0775/Sec082.htm) or s. 775.083 (http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=Ch0775/Sec083.htm).
(3) No body of a minor shall be tattooed without the written notarized consent of the parent or legal guardian.
http://tattoo.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ&zTi=1&sdn=tattoo&cdn=style&tm=21&gps=69_80_987_553&f=00&tt=12&bt=1&bts=1&zu=http%3A//www.tattoodesign.com/tattoo_laws/united_states.php