| That's right the Marine Corps said no in a new | | | | deliver to the battlefield. They almost eat people for a |
| regulation to full, half, and quarter sleeve tattoos. If | | | | living (okay maybe not that far). I am just more |
| Marines don't have their current tattoos documented in | | | | interested in a Marine completing a mission than what |
| their personnel file with exact descriptions and pictures | | | | he is wearing on his arms. |
| they could face court martial and potentially a | | | | These days, we need all the men and women we |
| dishonorable discharge for disobeying a direct order. | | | | have to fight this long and drawn out war. I need to |
| This is a surprise after the tradition of tattoos among | | | | feel confident we have the right people fighting wars, |
| Marines over the years. | | | | and honestly I could careless if the Marine was 100% |
| It seems General Conway wanted to be fair on the | | | | tattooed. Hey that's a good thought...it might actually |
| tattoo policy across the board. A lot of Marines are | | | | scare the enemy more. We are starting to lack a true |
| not thrilled with the new policy and are going against it | | | | fighting force and hide behind the technology more. I |
| still getting tattoos. Some have said the policy is | | | | am fine with the tats and I would be willing to bet, most |
| "retarded", "useless", and "against heritage". These are | | | | other people are too. |
| the facts that have been relayed since the | | | | I just wish America would stop trying to be so proper |
| announcement. | | | | and treat the military like what it is. We are America's |
| Now the opinion is this is pretty weak to bring a policy | | | | 1.4 million people killing machine. We kill people for |
| like this out at a time of war and loss. I mean really, is | | | | freedom or whatever our President wants. That is |
| this what a General needs to be focused on while his | | | | what it is. I get the pilots the information they need to |
| Marines are dying in the field? For Christ sakes, get a | | | | go and destroy houses with families in them, bridges, |
| war plan going, take care of the wounded, or just do | | | | people hiding in caves, or whatever the case. We are |
| something more valuable since you get paid about | | | | not a soft entity, and taking little things like tattoos |
| $200 an hour. Marines have long since earned the right | | | | away erodes our dignity to what we really are. Stop |
| to wear whatever the hell they want. Let's face it, they | | | | trying to make us something we are not...civilians. |
| are about the most devastating force America has to | | | | |