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Tattoos
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Michael Andrew
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Yeah, my tattoo on my forearm is obviously going to be visible in those. My OR hasn't seen my tattoo's yet. I'm slightly paranoid about them because of the size, but other than that none of them are offensive, gang related, on my face, or on my hands. I know there's no real way to tell if I'll be disqualified or not, but I'm still going to try regardless because I really want to become a Navy Officer.
exNavyOffRec
Well-Known Member
Nothing says upper management potential like a face tattoo!
Michael Andrew
New Member
Lol I would never get anything on my face or neck. Even my tattoo artist advises people against it. The only place you'll be able to work at with a face tattoo is probably a tattoo parlor.
swopeful
haze gray is my favorite color.
Or the Polynesian Cultural Center, and only for certain tattoos.. Nothing like pigeonholing yourself!
Yeah, but nothing is quite as delicious as a Larry's Giant Sub with a dash of Hep-C.
SnoopySamp
Leaving soon..
I had to go through the waiver process for what the Navy counted as 14 or 15 or 19 tattoos (I can't remember) I have one inch ones on each hand and ones on each wrist each forearm each shoulder below my clavicle each side and one on my right bicep and shin.. Photos and explanatory sentences for all and more explaining at MEPS but my waivers got approved so don't let silly things like tattoos keep u from trying.
Michael Andrew
New Member
I'm still going to try. I was talking to an Air Force recruiter yesterday. He saw my chest piece and told me it was an immediate DQ. I'm not sure if the Air Force is more strict than the Navy, but I was surprised that I couldn't at least attempt to get a waiver. He said it would be slightly noticeable in their blue polo's. If the Navy doesn't accept my ink then I'm going to try Army OCS, even if it's more competitive.
Really? That is quite the change from just a few years ago.
Michael Andrew
New Member
That's what someone told me on another thread. He said something about the Army not commissioning people who were in ROTC programs, and instead having them go in as an enlist.
Eh, I think they have that wrong. If you pass a certain point while on a ROTC scholarship and you fail/drop out there are provisions to make someone enlist to 'pay back' the scholarship money, but I am not aware of any recent instances were folks successfully getting a degree through ROTC were not commissioned but were forced to enlist.
It was a practice, I am not sure if they still do it though, not too long ago where Army OCS candidates went through enlisted boot camp then went to OCS after that. I think the reasoning was that boot camp was a sort of intro/prep for OCS and if someone didn't complete OCS the Army still had a soldier they could use. Your friend might be conflating the two.
exNavyOffRec
Well-Known Member
nope, they have been not commissioning people, I don't have to look far from where I am to see it, some of my OR friends have seen it as well, some are getting moved to NG, others just a thanks for your time in ROTC, in one case I saw first hand 1/3 commissioned USA, 1/3 USAR/NG, 1/3 not commissioned with no financial obligation.
The USAF has done this before (release with no financial obligation), but usually it is before the senior year
But they are not forcing folks to enlist. They did something similar in the 05-06 timeframe with a few folks in A-Pool I believe, someone here will know the full story, giving even USNA grads the chance to walk free and clear if they wanted.
Michael Andrew
New Member
If this is the case, then it appears to me that it's more difficult to become an Army Officer with a Bachelors degree as opposed to some of the other branches. I didn't do an Army ROTC program, so that makes it seem even more difficult. I spoke with an Army recruiter on the phone yesterday about OCS and we scheduled a time to meet next Tuesday. I'm taking my ASTB on Monday and I want to keep my options open in case Navy OCS doesn't work out. The recruiter said he wants to ask me a few questions and then give me a packet to fill out. I'm not sure exactly what it entails (I've tried to research this online with little success), but it's worth looking into.