What are your thoughts on the new sleeve roll and SMs with tattoos?

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 29 Jun 2016 16:46:22 -0400

Thoughts on the new sleeve roll and SMs with tattoos? Do you think there will be a tattoo policy change?

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 29 at 2016 4:49 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 29 Jun 2016 16:49:00 -0400

I highly doubt it. But then again, who really knows? We will have to wait and see.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 29 at 2016 4:53 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 29 Jun 2016 16:53:21 -0400

I'm sure they took tattoos into account when they were looking at allowing sleeve rolling, I don't see why they'd need to change it at this point

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 29 at 2016 5:13 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 29 Jun 2016 17:13:41 -0400

Unless someone got a highly retarded and offensive tattoo on their forearms (which would have showed in APFU's), then I don't think there will a tattoo revision........in the foreseeable future anyway.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 29 at 2016 5:37 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 29 Jun 2016 17:37:37 -0400

already been one 2014 documentation and photos

Response by SSG Mark Franzen made Jun 29 at 2016 11:26 PM

SSG Mark Franzen — Wed, 29 Jun 2016 23:26:34 -0400

I think that if someone has tattoos in good taste sleeve can be up but back when I was in 42 YRS ago AR670-1 said you could but I don't Know was it says today.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 30 at 2016 9:24 AM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 30 Jun 2016 09:24:22 -0400

I honestly don't think that it matters. I've been in for almost 18 years with my arm being tattooed 16 of those years. I am one those that remember the days of the sleeves being rolled on the BDUs and yes at times it brought into question the professionalism of the Soldier, but I never for a moment allowed others to believe I was less than a capable Soldier and allowed my actions to speak for themselves.

Response by SSG Stephan Pendarvis made Jun 30 at 2016 4:01 PM

SSG Stephan Pendarvis — Thu, 30 Jun 2016 16:01:17 -0400

No problem here....as long as the tats don't intefere with the front and rear sights on the weapon...I'm good.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 1 at 2016 7:16 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 01 Jul 2016 07:16:54 -0400

As an old infantryman, I would much rather serve next to a guy with two sleeves (the tattooed type) than a guy without. Typically the guy with tattooed sleeves is a crazy mofo with some serious upper body strength... ... I.E. The guy I want next me in a firefight in the middle of Iraq or Afghanistan.

Related, I hate cadence in formation runs with a passion, but the cadence of the week goes to some awesome 82nd Airborne Soldier running a formation in Ardennes on Wednesday morning: "Tatted up / sleeves up / guns out / funs out".