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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Posted 11 y ago
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All of mine are military related. Heck I was getting them in Afghanistan. I had Infidel in Arabic placed just below my neck line on my back, so if I got caught I could never deny my Lord before death.
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I don't have any. I thought about getting one, then I thought, "Would you put a bumper sticker on a Ferrari?" :)
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Haha, thats funny! In the Navy however, It is a time honored tradition to earn tattoos for certain voyages and achievements. The Golden Dragon, The Shellback, Swallows for Distance, Mermaids for Atlantic sailors, Rigged Ships for Sailing Cape Horn, Nautical Stars of certain colors depict what hemisphere we sailed... etc. A tradition we trace back to our British days with the tattoos remaining the same.
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No tattoos before or after service, to each there own. For me no thank you.
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Capt Jeff Quinn
Bulldog tat when enlisted-never regretted getting it or that I placed the tat out of sight except when I want it seen.
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Yes, I got a got a tattoo after I joined. What inspired me? Well I have 2 other tats, plus the death of my grandmother. I see nothing wrong with people getting tats!! :) I plan on getting more.
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This came up on my Facebook memory feed this morning and searched RP for tat discussions. Would like to revisit with my RP connections to see if any of you were inspired to ink your service affiliation
SMSgt Lawrence McCarter SrA Christopher Wright Sgt Randy Wilber SGT Gregory Lawritson Cpl (Join to see) SPC Mike Lake LTC (Join to see) MSG Frederick Otero SFC Pete Kain SSG David Andrews LCDR (Join to see) PO1 Tony Holland SPC Brett Curry SPC Margaret Higgins SGT Jim Arnold SFC William H. PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SGT Charles H. Hawes CPL Dave Hoover TSgt Joe C.
SMSgt Lawrence McCarter SrA Christopher Wright Sgt Randy Wilber SGT Gregory Lawritson Cpl (Join to see) SPC Mike Lake LTC (Join to see) MSG Frederick Otero SFC Pete Kain SSG David Andrews LCDR (Join to see) PO1 Tony Holland SPC Brett Curry SPC Margaret Higgins SGT Jim Arnold SFC William H. PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SGT Charles H. Hawes CPL Dave Hoover TSgt Joe C.
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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth
My tats are initials, if I get another, it will be the crossed sabers with the tank for armor.
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MSG Dan Castaneda
While half of my body is tattooed, I do not have one that is military related. I got half my chest done 3 days ago and I almost incorporated the SF crest but decided to wait until I retire instead.
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MSG Frederick Otero
Yes, but it was a well thought out decision to add my jump wings as a permanent part of my body and have never regretted it. I did have pause as to how much attention would have been made of it had i been in pow status and again after the murder of a military service member during a plane high-jacking.
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One of my tats, still a work in progress.
Also have Si vis pacem, para bellum tat, a Molan Labe tat, and an Infidel tat.
Also have Si vis pacem, para bellum tat, a Molan Labe tat, and an Infidel tat.
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