Posted on Aug 4, 2016
How many of you have service tattoos? And what are your thoughts on them?
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All done at one time...got 10th mountain patch on my thigh...I did that one..other ones done at same time..hooah
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Most places that are above par will turn away a drunk. The reason being is alcohol thins out your blood and you bleed more while getting tattooed. Plus they should also open new needles in front of you so you know that you aren't getting one that had been "washed/sterilized" there in the shop.
If they didn't open the needles in front of you, you can request them to do so, if not then get up and leave. You don't pay until services are completed unless you have multiple sessions then you still pay at the end of each session.
Sorry. Just some info my tattoo artist has given me. She's really awesome. She is working on a piece for me now that combines my service with my grandfather's WWII service and my grandmother's favorite hobby. I am hoping she will come up with something pretty awesome soon. I am itching for another tattoo.
If they didn't open the needles in front of you, you can request them to do so, if not then get up and leave. You don't pay until services are completed unless you have multiple sessions then you still pay at the end of each session.
Sorry. Just some info my tattoo artist has given me. She's really awesome. She is working on a piece for me now that combines my service with my grandfather's WWII service and my grandmother's favorite hobby. I am hoping she will come up with something pretty awesome soon. I am itching for another tattoo.
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The only thing I'll say is that in 1978 after graduating Infantry AIT at Ft Benning a bunch of us went out drinking. After a few too many we decided to got to a parlor for tattoos, we were refused service because of out intoxicated condition-not sure if this is still the case but I'm very happy I don't and have never gotten a tattoo! Most also don't realize but receiving a tattoo can also increase your risk of certain types of hepatitis!
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I'd get this as a tattoo, just don't know where I would place it, as it would be a big piece.
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Here's my little wimpy tat from 1966. Cost me $5.
It reads: Death To My Enemies
I was heading to Vietnam so I thought, what the hell.
It reads: Death To My Enemies
I was heading to Vietnam so I thought, what the hell.
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Mine may be old and my girl tells me I need the ink touched up. But I tell her that when that ink was bright, I was just kid along way from home and my old chief took me in for a unit tattoo to help protect me cuz he knew it was Kansas anymore Toto! He was a great man, chief and hellavue Frog! As he was one of the frogs there that took me under his wing until I could float on my own in those waters! There is one thing for certain.... Whether frog or rat..... NSW takes care of it's own!
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I didn't see any of those who wrote the constitution state you couldn't serve because of a tattoo. Not only that think about how little the amount of people there are in our country who choose to defend the USA by serving our military. Not to mention many of these laws come from individuals who might have never served pressing those higher up to agree with the tattoo policies. Just glad when I was in they never had such rules.
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