New in 2022: Marine Corps loosens its strict tattoo policy
Philip Athey
Mon, December 20, 2021, 9:11 AM·3 min read
Tattoo sleeves are back for Marines in 2022.
Sleeve tattoos were first banned in 2007 after the 2006 Sergeants Major Symposium found Marines of the times to have “excessive” tattoos.
In 2016 the tattoo policy was relaxed slightly, but sleeves were still banned and tattoos visible in physical training uniforms blocked Marines from serving on special duty assignments that come with extra pay and improved promotion ability.
Though the 2016 policy allowed an unlimited number of tattoos for enlisted Marines, as long as they were not sleeves, officers and officer candidates were limited to just four visible tattoos in their PT uniform.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/2022-marine-corps-loosens-strict-141125240.html
