It also bans ink that encourages military personnel to disobey lawful orders "for the purpose of disrupting military activities. The Marine Corps last updated its tattoo policy in , which left some Marines disappointed that the sleeve restriction was left in place. The Navy had moved earlier that year to allow sailors to sport sleeve tattoo, following an Army decision the year before to allow them for soldiers. Jasper Piala launched an online petition last year calling on the Marines to allow tattoo sleeves, and as of Friday the petition had garnered more than 78, signatures.
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Since sleeves were banned in Marines have longed for a change to what was then the strictest tattoo policy in the Department of Defense. Under the old policy some Marines had their careers cut short. When restrictions were slightly eased in , the Corps told Marine Corps Times that 33 Marines between June and June were denied reenlistment because of their tattoos.
The Corps does not plan on automatically allowing Marines who may have been denied reenlistment or were separated due to past tattoo policy to return to the Marine Corps, Stenger said. But if they wish to return, they are encouraged to try.
Under the policy, Marines with tattoos that were visible in PT uniform were banned from special duty assignments like recruiters and drill instructors. Those assignments come with extra pay and faster promotion chances for Marines who successfully complete the assignment.
One such high visibility position may be Marine security guards, who stand post at U. Though it is not guaranteed, the State Department may request that Marines with visible tattoos be barred from the Marine Security Guard program, an official with knowledge about the policy change told Marine Corps Times.
If that happens, the Marine Corps will likely comply with the request, the official added. Though the policy comes with reduced restrictions on tattoo placement, the Corps beefed up the definition of extremism in the policy when describing tattoos that are banned for content.
In January , Marine infantryman Cpl. Jasper Piala started an online petition calling on the Marine Corps to allow sleeve tattoos that received more than 75, signatures. There exists no correlation, positive or negative, between tattoos and effectiveness, efficiency, discipline, or lethality.
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