Can I get a tattoo in AIT?

2018-05-29T15:52:17-04:00

Can I get a small chest tattoo in 88m AIT?

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made May 29 at 2018 3:54 PM

2018-05-29T15:54:55-04:00

I would advise against it.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made May 29 at 2018 4:09 PM

2018-05-29T16:09:55-04:00

SGT Private RallyPoint Member Yes! But why go small. Have the tattoo artist put a badass 915A3 with a MK19 firing off the top with flames coming out from the belly tanks and a Bald Eagle striking a bad guy down on the grill. If you are going to do it then do it well.

Response by SP5 Peter Keane made May 29 at 2018 4:15 PM

2018-05-29T16:15:51-04:00

How much money you got ?

Response by 1SG Dennis Hicks made May 29 at 2018 4:22 PM

2018-05-29T16:22:57-04:00

WHY? Why would you take a chance on doing something that may cause you to hit sick call and get recycled or dropped? Wait until you graduate then mark yourself as you see fit and within regulations.

Response by SFC Michael Hasbun made May 29 at 2018 6:07 PM

2018-05-29T18:07:39-04:00

Only if it's Thomas the Train with a Transportation wheel on it. Or the Transportation Song. "The wheels on the bus go round and round..."

Response by SSG (ret) William Martin made May 29 at 2018 6:50 PM

2018-05-29T18:50:25-04:00

Don't do it. Wait. If you do it plan your design now. Get nothing that has to with the military. You might regret. I want to help you right now. I won't say you can't rather you should wait. This choice can wait. Also, the training you receive might interfere with your fresh tattoo.

Response by Sgt Private RallyPoint Member made May 29 at 2018 7:52 PM

2018-05-29T19:52:04-04:00

SGT Private RallyPoint Member Wait until after AIT so the tatoo does not impact your training. What is your outstanding reason why you need a chest tatoo?

Response by SSG Trevor S. made May 30 at 2018 1:02 AM

2018-05-30T01:02:07-04:00

I did, in 1994. I don't know if the policies have changed. Scratch that. I know the policies have changed, I just don't know what cycle of change they are in. Ask a recruiter, or better yet pay attention to your AIT Drill SGT/ PLT SGT. They will know the most current policy, they might even brief you if specific parlors are off limits.

Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made May 30 at 2018 5:59 AM

2018-05-30T05:59:39-04:00

Hwres my thought, much though you're likely not gonna wanna think this way, in earlier times, it would likely have been no big deal, now, everytime someone has one causes a worry of disapproval, I'd sent a thread in on laser removal of them a few wks ago, honest look up the topic, removing them I've read can be long, expensive, painful, and possibly not covered by insurance, to me, I fathom your reasons, and if regs say fine, then fine, however regs can change, you know? I have none however I figured the laser removal aspect might interest you, if nothing else....

Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made May 30 at 2018 6:00 AM

2018-05-30T06:00:03-04:00

Sorry for typos ...

Response by SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth made May 30 at 2018 7:43 AM

2018-05-30T07:43:51-04:00

Had several guys get them when I went through, make sure it's not out in the open.

Response by SSG Edward Miranda made May 30 at 2018 9:45 AM

2018-05-30T09:45:08-04:00

You could get an article 15 as I did during AIT. 88M school is not that long. Wait till you are past that phase to get the tattoo is my recommendation

Response by 1LT Private RallyPoint Member made May 30 at 2018 11:37 AM

2018-05-30T11:37:45-04:00

Probably not the best idea during school, but if you are going to do it, take my advice: do it far from a military installation. The caliber of tattoo artists located around military bases are notoriously bad in my experience. I’m sure this hold true all the time, but a lot tattoo artists around installations they make their money off young, inexperienced soldiers looking to get their first tattoos and don’t know any better. 88M AIT is FLW if I’m not mistaken — having been there myself, i wouldn’t trust an artist in St. Robert personally.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 15 at 2018 9:27 PM

2018-08-15T21:27:15-04:00

Worry about learning your job. You’re only in AIT. You have time to make lots of other dumb decisions when you get to first duty station.