Posted on Jun 29, 2015
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When the Army reversed its much-hated tattoo policy, many cheered Sergeant Major of the Army Dan Dailey, who was a driving force behind the decision.

"Soldiers show me their new tattoos now," Dailey told Army Times.

But Dailey, who became the Army's top senior enlisted soldier on Jan. 30, doesn't have any ink of his own — for now.

Your SMA has recently given some serious thought about getting a tattoo, and he had an inspired idea:

What if he asked soldiers to pick some ideas for a tattoo, and then put the best up for an Army-wide vote?

"I'm a big morale guy. I'm a positive person," Dailey said. "We're always trying to raise morale, so I said one day, 'let's set up a website and the soldiers get to pick my tattoo, they vote on it.' Could you imagine?"

Dailey's staff quickly warned him of the potential pratfalls of putting it up to a public vote. SMA himself joked that soldiers could make him get a My Little Pony tattoo, and that would be no good.

All that said, Dailey isn't ruling out the idea. He even encouraged Army Times to write this story as a trial balloon.

So, with that in mind, what should SMA's tattoo look like? Send your ideas, sketches or photos to [login to see] . Here's his official bio if you need some inspiration.

Just remember, Mrs. Dailey probably will have a bigger say on the matter than you will.

http://www.armytimes.com/story/military/careers/army/2015/06/29/pick-the-smas-tattoo/29476671/
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SGT Ben Keen
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He can join me in getting this tattoo.
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CPL Lou Karen
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This might be the best tat I've ever seen.
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SGT Ben Keen
SGT Ben Keen
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CPL Lou Karen - Yeah I'm stoked, I'm getting it down in a few weeks!
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SGT Ben Keen
SGT Ben Keen
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Not sure if SMA has the time, but I'm going on September 2nd to finally get this tattoo done. It's going on my inner left bicep. I'll post a photo next week.
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SGT Brandon Culpepper
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This is remarkable.
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SSgt Carpenter
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I've seen a few forearm tats of boots, rifle and dog tags to memorialize fallen comrades. I would like to see the SMA get that tattoo but with the caption "The fallen, Afghanistan and Iraq" or something to that effect. Because as SMA all the fallen are his troops.
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SGT Ben Keen
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And here it is TSgt Joshua Copeland, got it done last night and this picture was taken by the tattoo artist as soon as she was done. I think the placement of the tattoo really set it apart from my other piece of art. Not only does it flow well with my arm but I wanted to keep it close to my heart. Getting it done near the armpit though made it one of the more painful pieces I got but it is all worth it in the end.
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TSgt Joshua Copeland
TSgt Joshua Copeland
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Nice!
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SGT Ben Keen
SGT Ben Keen
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TSgt Joshua Copeland - Thanks! It's totally worth the discomfort that comes with getting the ink work done. Would have been awesome to have the SMA join me yesterday in getting it done. LOL
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