Hand, ear and neck tattoos now OK for soldiers amid recruiting crunch
By Davis Winkie
Jun 23, 02:04 PM
A U.S. soldier scans fingers of an Afghan man with Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) during a mission in Turkham, Nangarhar bordering with Pakistan on Sept. 28, 2011. (Tausee Mustafa/AFP via Getty Images)
The military is struggling to find recruits right now, and the Army is no exception. With three months remaining in fiscal 2022, the service has only attained 40% of its enlisted recruiting goal, according to Army G-1 spokesperson Maj. Angel Tomko.
And that’s part of why Army Secretary Christine Wormuth issued a new policy authorizing troops to have small tattoos on their hands, ears and necks, Army officials explained Thursday morning.
Wormuth signed a directive Wednesday that expanded the service’s acceptable tattoo policy. The changes will be incorporated in the next update to AR 670-1, the Army’s appearance regulation.
https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2022/06/23/hand-ear-and-neck-tattoos-now-ok-for-soldiers-amid-recruiting-crunch/
