Cannot become an officer or warrant officer because of tattoos: What do you think?

I think of you want to be an officer you need to learn how to spell And proof read your messages

I turned down a request to accept a tempory comission TWICE. As a senior staff NCO I enjoyed running things.
You couldn't PAY me to be a commisioned officer!

If a soldier is QUALIFIED, a tattoo SHOULD NOT negate his pursuit of the officers side as long as it is hidden UNDER his uniform.

But you can turn into a shemale and that's fine?

Poor judgement?

There are waivers, I was working on it before I got out

Have them removed or quit whining. You chose the art, you have to bear the consequence. The Army long ago decided that officers and senior NCOs needed to "put our best foot forward " and concluded that "circus freak" tattoos on officers weren't in our best image/interest. The self loathing, belly button introspection we've done over this issue in the last fifteen years has less to do with approval of the look and more to do with making end strength numbers.
All of that said, you may won't to find a different recruiter, the standards have changed dramatically in the last two years and unless you really have the circus freak look you may be within the reg.

Remove the tat if you really want and are qualified.

Ditto SFC Squires' comments, BUT also consider the following:... There's more to being an officer than following a set checklist of pre reqs. Someone who is ready to be an officer would have taken the personal initiative to pursue and dig up the already existing official info that SFC Squires had to provide to you in this forum. Officers don't simply follow and enforce policies, they are also charged with managing, using, and often creating it. My recommendation is that you take SFC Squires' info and lean forward into becoming an expert on the topic. Demonstrate the professional initiative to tackle things like this and you will show the "whole soldier" concept that they want.

As a side note, I'm not sure what a private pilot license has to do with being an officer. The world is full of civilian pilots with the technical skill to follow check lists...yet they aren't officers. You can be 16 years old and be a pilot. If you want a commission, go get it. That's what we want to see in our leaders. Good luck, Sergeant.

I like standards, but I would rather not lose a war because we reject capable soldiers based on things such as appearance. Just like the standard on sexual orientation can change, standards like this one can also.