Posted on Sep 24, 2014
Has your military experience inspired you to get a tattoo?
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36% of service members and veterans have tattoos, and more than half of them got their tattoos before deploying. Did you get a tattoo after you joined the military? What inspired you to get one or more?
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RallyPoint Team. No . . . The Germans inscribed a numbered tattoo on my mother's forearm in Tieresenstadt Concentration Camp in Czechslovakia . . . she very adamantly insisted that I must never get any tattoos . . . because the permanent desecration of the body in this way is against very long standing Jewish tradition . . . Warmest Regards, Sandy
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One of my tattoos was inspired after I had to be part of a competition I did not feel ready for and I did not want to do. After finishing the competition I got a lot of compliments even though I did not finish first and I felt like I could do anything I really put my heart and mind into, and I got a tattoo of a quote by Marilyn Monroe that says "Give a girl the right shoes and she can conquer the world" with my combat boots right next to it.
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Right on the rib cage.. You are good in my book SGT Lee thats a painful part of the body to get inked. Very detailed and meaningful
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Interesting statistics, thanks. But my commander told me very explicitly that tattoos are pretty much discouraged. So I don't have any. Well, yet. But my wife has. She found tattoo ideas https://glaminati.com/tattoo-ideas/ and made something thin and not so visible under her jacket she wears often. This is what I approved.
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Had a few before enlisting. Have a lot more now - a few were inspired by loss.
Doesn't matter was it symbolized or honors though...it's unprofessional. We were all better Soldiers and leaders before we were inked. Our shot groups were tighter, our pt scores were higher, our ability to lead subordinates more effective, and our ability to accomplish the mission was better. My how far the ink has made us fall...from honorable men and women to ineffective pieces of equipment.
***Hopefully the sarcasm can be sensed***
Doesn't matter was it symbolized or honors though...it's unprofessional. We were all better Soldiers and leaders before we were inked. Our shot groups were tighter, our pt scores were higher, our ability to lead subordinates more effective, and our ability to accomplish the mission was better. My how far the ink has made us fall...from honorable men and women to ineffective pieces of equipment.
***Hopefully the sarcasm can be sensed***
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SPC Brian Aranda
It's entirely possible that the military WOULD require tattoos if there was an option for reflective ink.
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LT Annala, thank you for sharing this very powerful memory...
But, to each their own! I have also seen some great body art and some that tell great stories too. Again, I have no tattoos, but I don't begrudge those that do, as long as they are smart about them and protect themselves form a healthcare perspective.