Posted on Aug 15, 2018
Is it difficult to get a waiver for tattoos if I want to commission?
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I have 2 tattoos below the elbow that are larger than my extended hand. I got them while I was enlisted in 2016! I got out of the military and am currently going to school but I want to sign up for the ROTC program as well. And no this is not the green to gold program.
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The Army published an update to its set of rules on tattoos in Army Regulation 670-1. The new policy doesn't limit the size or number of tattoos a soldier can have on their arms and legs. Soldiers cannot get a tattoo on their face, neck and hands, which were stated in the previous regulation. That said, I’m doubtful a waiver is needed unless the tattoo violates current regulations. Consult the current AR670-1 and any pertinent policy letters first. If you still have concerns afterward, consult with the PMS and/or APMS at your local ROTC program for current command guidance on tatoo policy.
I retired a little over 2 years ago. A number of officers I served with have tattoos. While generally stilled frowned on by older officers, tattoos are looked on as commonplace. They are accept so long as they are not visible while wearing duty or dress uniforms.
I retired a little over 2 years ago. A number of officers I served with have tattoos. While generally stilled frowned on by older officers, tattoos are looked on as commonplace. They are accept so long as they are not visible while wearing duty or dress uniforms.
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SPC Jasmine O.
This is where I'm torn. I understand that there is a new relaxed regulation for tattoos. But they will be visible in class B's with short sleeves. I will definitely be speaking with someone at my school. Thank you for the info!
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SGM Erik Marquez
COL Dana Hampton has provided some great information for you SPC Jasmine O.
I'll add one thing, stop in and talk with you HR specialist. He or She if they have been doing it more then a few years (likely) is highly educated and experienced in what does/ does not qualify or disqualify a cadet for commissioning. In many cases much more so then the PMS/APMS who unless it is a contracted position is only there for a year or two and up to their eyeballs in other aspects of running the program.
There job is literally to know everything administrative required to get you to commission and like wise they are the smartest and most up to date on what will keep you from pinning.. They also will know what, while in the "regs" is allowed by waiver, in realty few or none get the waiver, or none this year, projected next year, or not available until 2020.
I'll add one thing, stop in and talk with you HR specialist. He or She if they have been doing it more then a few years (likely) is highly educated and experienced in what does/ does not qualify or disqualify a cadet for commissioning. In many cases much more so then the PMS/APMS who unless it is a contracted position is only there for a year or two and up to their eyeballs in other aspects of running the program.
There job is literally to know everything administrative required to get you to commission and like wise they are the smartest and most up to date on what will keep you from pinning.. They also will know what, while in the "regs" is allowed by waiver, in realty few or none get the waiver, or none this year, projected next year, or not available until 2020.
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COL John Hudson
From The IG Desk: SGM and SPC "O" - the Inspector General is the proponent for military regulation. I suggest you start first with your local IG.
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Talk to your leaders, they have the most up to date messages and policies. My 2 cents, they can probably get a waiver. Besides, the best Officers come from the ranks! E-5 to O-3 here!
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http://www.usphs.gov
Look up engineering, social work, and their COSTEP Jr and St levels, as well as their clinical fields and assignment to Army, Navy, and USAF, esp in psych related fields, they have a major intersvc agree!EMT with a full site of assign!EMTs, honest....
Look up engineering, social work, and their COSTEP Jr and St levels, as well as their clinical fields and assignment to Army, Navy, and USAF, esp in psych related fields, they have a major intersvc agree!EMT with a full site of assign!EMTs, honest....
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Capt Daniel Goodman
The mission of the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences is to educate, train, and comprehensively prepare uniformed services health professionals, scientists, and leaders to support the Military and Public Health Systems, the National Security and National Defense Strategies of the United States, and the readiness of our Uniformed Services.
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Capt Daniel Goodman
Now here's why I suggested those...there's a very fine gradaron from all I've observed during my training, between social work and psychology...quite frequently, the one can often flow quite freely into the other crossing over and back again...psychology has not the PhD and Psy.D. as you well know, in all likelihood...I !erely wanted to point out a few little odds and ends you might not possibly had considered in planning your goals, that:s all, honest....
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Capt Daniel Goodman
https://www.nationalregister.org/pub/the-national-register-report-pub/the-register-report-fall-2005/the-debate-over-the-prescription-privilege-for-psychologists-and-the-legal-issues-implicated/
Look through this on scope of practice efforts in psychology to seek to allow psychologists to be able to prescribe...what you might not have heard is that some years ago, the school, USUJS, at the behest of a Senator, I believe, was prevailed on to run a postdoc fellowship program for psychologists to be able to do exactly that...when I'd read of the fellowship program, I'd read that both active duty as well as civil SVC psychologists had participated...itmgt stopped, though I think New Mexico still allows it t some extent, the psychiatrists were obviously up in at!s about it, from what I'd read, I've !Ade something of a study of scope of practice issues for allied health fields...
Look through this on scope of practice efforts in psychology to seek to allow psychologists to be able to prescribe...what you might not have heard is that some years ago, the school, USUJS, at the behest of a Senator, I believe, was prevailed on to run a postdoc fellowship program for psychologists to be able to do exactly that...when I'd read of the fellowship program, I'd read that both active duty as well as civil SVC psychologists had participated...itmgt stopped, though I think New Mexico still allows it t some extent, the psychiatrists were obviously up in at!s about it, from what I'd read, I've !Ade something of a study of scope of practice issues for allied health fields...
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Capt Daniel Goodman
My point is, if you might entertain psychology at doctoral level, you might be able to o in tst direction...now please umderstsmdz I entirely realize what social workers do, I worked with many while I'd been in residency, and completely comprehend the many distinctions between the two fields...I'm !merely trying to get your !mental gears going so to speak, to try to suggest avenues and possibilities as I'd said that you might not have considered or hitherto run across, that:s all, honest...I'd be most eager to know your thoughts, whether yay or nay...obviously, I can !merely suggest things, only you can decide if feud be at all for you, certainly...I hope you at least found all that of at least some interest, of nothimg else, potentially, many thanks....
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