In regards to the Marine Corps Tattoo Policy
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May 17th, 2012Someone from Garden Grove, CA writes:
i want to join the marine corps but dew to my sleeves i cant join so im going threw laze treatment just to get in the marines.but this not fair for an American cant serve his country because tattoos. -
May 16th, 2012Someone from Chelsea, MA writes:
I have two tattoos one of my sons name on my back and one on my forarm which is half an inch out of regulation and i am proud to be an american now that i am in this country and i want my dream is to be a mArine!REPORT COMMENTS
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May 16th, 2012Someone from Chelsea, MA writes:
My husband wants to join the military but the marines he has a two tats one on his back which is my sons name and one on his for arm which is our last name and becuz of half an inche he is unable to join the marines which to me is unfair he isnt from this country but he is so proud and wants to be a marineREPORT COMMENTS
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May 16th, 2012Someone from Chelsea, MA writes:
My husband wants to join the military but the marines he has a two tats one on his back which is my sons name and one on his for arm which is our last name and becuz of half an inche he is unable to join the marines which to me is unfair he isnt from this country but he is so proud and wants to be a marineREPORT COMMENTS
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May 16th, 2012Someone from Pearl City, HI writes:
There is alot of talk with the same thing happening in the Army sometime soon. I really hope that they realize that these changes will not only hurt Marines and Soldiers but their families as well. Alot of these Marines and Soldiers, are Combat Veterans, all their sweat, blood, and wounds endured from fighting for this great Country- and now some will be denied all the things that they are deserved. I hope that these post spread, so that our Soldiers and Marines get the support that they deserve. If tattoos do not exceed the normal duty uniform, with exception to the PT uniform, then it shouldn't matter-plan and simple. SUPPORT OUR TROOPS....THEY"VE SUPPORTED US!!!REPORT COMMENTS
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May 16th, 2012Someone from Grand Haven, MI writes:
I feel that just because someone has a tattoo doesn't mean they aren't capable of fighting for my freedom, and yours. It's unfair how marines and want to be marines are being treated just because they've got a full sleeve tat.REPORT COMMENTS
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May 15th, 2012Someone from Anchorage, AK writes:
After scoring high on ASVAB tests and meeting all physical requirements expected of me I was told despite my qualifications I could never be a marine and was thus referred to a different branches of the military all which were willing to waver my tattoo's and expect me into their divisions. Why should the branch I know is the best chance to serve my country deny me when all others will take me? Ultimately it is the loss of US Marine corp as well as an injustice to me to disqualify me based on these premises. It is a tragedy to know that such a respected branch of military service has limited itself because of an outdated perception of professionalism.REPORT COMMENTS
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May 15th, 2012Someone from Anchorage, AK writes:
If your tattoo is not offensive, vulgar or un-American, I don't understand how this could disqualify you. How can you deny a citizen his right to fight for his country if he is in all appearance a loyal, dedicated individual. New laws that disqualify wannabe soldiers need to be amended, as this seems entirely unconstitutional.REPORT COMMENTS
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May 14th, 2012Someone from Missoula, MT signed.
May 12th, 2012Someone from Plymouth, MA writes:
This is absolutely stupid. Just because someone has a tattoo in an "aesthetically undesirable" place doesn't mean they can't do their job.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 12th, 2012Someone from Wichita Falls, TX signed.
May 12th, 2012Someone from New York, NY writes:
What is the greatest lie every created? What is the most vicious obscenity ever perpetrated on mankind? Slavery? The Holocaust? Dictatorship? No. It's the tool with which all that wickedness is built: altruism. Whenever anyone wants others to do their work, they call upon their altruism. Never mind your own needs, they say, think of the needs of... of whoever. The state. The poor. Of the army, of the king, of God! The list goes on and on. How many catastrophes were launched with the words "think of yourself"? It's the "king and country" crowd who light the torch of destruction. It is this great inversion, this ancient lie, which has chained humanity to an endless cycle of guilt and failure. My journey to Rapture was my second exodus. In 1919, I fled a country that had traded in despotism for insanity. The Marxist revolution simply traded one lie for another. Instead of one man, the tsar, owning the work of all the people, *all* the people owned the work of all of the people. So, I came to America: where a man could own his own work, where a man could benefit from the brilliance of his own mind, the strength of his own muscles, the *might* of his own will. I had thought I had left the parasites of Moscow behind me. I had thought I had left the Marxist altruists to their collective farms and their five-year plans. But as the German fools threw themselves on Hitler's sword "for the good of the Reich", the Americans drank deeper and deeper of the Bolshevik poison, spoon-fed to them by Roosevelt and his New Dealists. And so, I asked myself: in what country was there a place for men like me - men who refused to say "yes" to the parasites and the doubters, men who believed that work was sacred and property rights inviolate. And then one day, the happy answer came to me, my friends: there was *no* country for people like me! And *that* was the moment I decided... to sign this petitionREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 12th, 2012Someone from Detroit, MI writes:
What this policy tells me is they don't care about how well somebody can do a job, they only care about how they look while doing it. Think of all the recruits they turned away willing to serve their country and all of the veterans they labeled as "unprofessional". Veterans who served in numerous wars and some who gave the ultimate sacrifice labeled because somebody behind a desk said so.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 12th, 2012Someone from Ypsilanti, MI signed.
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No, CancelMay 10th, 2012Someone from Bronx, NY writes:
I also am being denied entry because of my tattoo on my wrist, which can easily be covered and won't show unless in PTUs.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelApr 30th, 2012Someone from Plainfield, IL writes:
It has been my son's life long dream to become a marine. He was a young marine ever since he was 10yrs old. He recently got a tattoo on his leg, in which he was notified by his recruiter that his tattoo has just disqualified him from following his dreams in becoming a marine. He wasn't aware of the marine tattoo policy and now he regrets getting it so very much. I am so very sad for him.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelApr 30th, 2012Someone from Scottsdale, AZ writes:
Tattoo's for me is a form of art. I've tried applying for the Marine Corps in hopes for earning the title. I passed the Physical and Strength tests as well as score a 95 on my ASVAB. Only reason why I got denied was because of a small "Tribal" Designed tattoo on my wrist.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelApr 26th, 2012Someone from Pittsburgh, PA writes:
I just got a no because of my tattoo ., which is so unfair feels like i been spit out of this country . Now my dream to be a marine will just be a dream forever.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelApr 26th, 2012Someone from Sparks, NV signed.
Apr 16th, 2012Someone from Mcalester, OK signed.
Apr 5th, 2012Someone from Nottingham, MD writes:
I dont feel the order should stand at all. I have been trying to reenlist for 5 yrs and denied due to just tattoos.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMar 27th, 2012Someone from Oceanside, CA signed.
Mar 20th, 2012Someone from Fallbrook, CA signed.
Mar 20th, 2012Someone from Grand Junction, CO signed.
Mar 11th, 2012Someone from Pueblo, CO signed.
Mar 5th, 2012Someone from Rocky Mount, VA writes:
I have a long family history of proud Marines and every other branch of service, and i have yet to serve. my tattoo shows below the PT gear by a little over an inch, and is considered a half sleeve. The tattoo is of New York City, and my Grandpa who served.. i do not believe that the policy is a good one, and I do not want to settle for the Army, because it is my time to serve, and i would love to carry along the tradition in my family.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMar 2nd, 2012Someone from Homestead, FL writes:
i looked this up with concerns of what tattoo i should get but fear not being able to reenlist because of it... just listening to that argument sounds ridiculous! i am giving my mind and physical body to the Corps and allow it to go through aches normally i would have never gone gone through.its true we did sign the contract so there is no surprises i guess on this policy but as a Marine this is me trying to make a difference and stand up for what i believe in and for the right reasons.its true what many say. many great leaders will be lost because of this, we need them.im talking about the ones before the new policy.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelFeb 27th, 2012Someone from Ogallala, NE signed.
Feb 23rd, 2012Someone from M C B H Kaneohe Bay, HI signed.
Feb 23rd, 2012Someone from Quantico, VA signed.
Feb 11th, 2012Someone from San Diego, CA signed.
Feb 11th, 2012Someone from Eugene, OR writes:
I am being denied re entry into the Corps because of tattoos that i got while i was in. i got out the policy got more stringent and thus me not being able to serve my country in the proudest damn uniform in the world. give us our tattoos back marines deserve that to say the least.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelFeb 11th, 2012Someone from Eugene, OR writes:
I am being denied re entry into the Corps because of tattoos that i got while i was in. i got out the policy got more stringent and thus me not being able to serve my country in the proudest damn uniform in the world. give us our tattoos back marines deserve that to say the least.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 21st, 2012Someone from Washington, IL signed.
Jan 13th, 2012Someone from Metairie, LA writes:
If killing the enemy is our mission, what difference will it make if I have a tattoo or not? The enemy doesn't care. It doesn't deter my fighting ability. When people see a Marine, they think about fighting and winning wars, not whether or not he/she has a tattoo.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelDec 31st, 2011Someone from Lancaster, SC writes:
For one to be judged on the color (ink) of their skin is no different that any other form of discrimination. This policy needs to be revised in such a way that it doesn't hinder good Marines in any opportunity that would be otherwise be disqualified because of tattoos. Now more than any previous time are tattoos accepted within society, there no longer looked at in the stereotypical ways they once were. Revise this policy! I agree with zero visible tattoos while in dress uniform; none on hands, face, neck. Nothing defacing the United States; nothing pornographic. Tattoos shouldn't be a variable in retention, performance/leadership should.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelDec 31st, 2011Someone from Midway Park, NC signed.
Dec 26th, 2011Someone from Levittown, NY writes:
Another example of the politically correct pouges running amuck. Want professional killers to look nice. WAFWATREPORT COMMENTS
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