Posted on Aug 11, 2015
Can I go green to gold with grandfathered hand tattoo with no MEMO in iperms?
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I have a hand tattoo that I got back in 2009 when the military allowed them. I know the rules just changed and I am grandfathered in but my question is, does that apply to trying to go green to gold as well? I was in the process of transitioning to school with special ops during the big memo upload and my commander never did mine. How would this affect trying to obtain a commission. Is it too late for my old commander to upload a memo now stated that I had them beforehand?
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You would have to go through a waiver process, certainly. Have you thouht about having it removed? That may well be the easiest route, and it may come down to that in the end if you want to be commissioned.
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SSG (Join to see)
I have thought about having it removed sir. I was looking into this now. I do not mind having it removed and I plan on it before medical school anyway, but I do not think I would have it completely removed due to it covering most of my hand before this year's application deadline. That is why it would be best for me if there was a way I was grandfathered in. I know the policy was recently changed back to grandfather Soldiers for commissioning with sleeve tattoos and neck tattoos etc as long as they were documented. I can not really find it saying anything about hand tattoos.
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LTC (Join to see)
My advise would be to attempt to get the grandfather memo, and make sure you put in your application (if it asks about tattoos) that you are in the process of getting it removed. Good luck!
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LTC (Join to see)
I hope it all works and you are able to make the transition to the "Dark Side". Good luck, Brother!
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SSG Gibson...from what I can gather from my research, ALARACT 017/2006 authorized tattoos on the head, neck, wrists, and hands on new enlistments only. AR 670-1 never authorized Soldiers to get tattoos in those locations after they enlisted. With that being said...unless you have some sort of proof that you had the tattoo when you enlisted...you may be subject to proceedings outlined in AR 670-1, Chapter 3-3f. The AR goes on to say that exceptions to policy will be considered for new accessions but makes no mention of current Soldiers.
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