They say your body is a temple. In the military, that temple is often covered in eagles, unit insignia and enough skulls to make a biker gang blush. For generations, tattoos have served as both a rite ...

A tattoo at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay draws a picture of a cross on the shoulder blade of a service member on June 16, 2008. (Pvt. Carlynn Knaak/Army) Congress wants to know if tattoos and ...

United States Coast Guard members put their lives on the line while covering a lot of ocean. Now, Coasties are able to cover a lot more of their bodies with ink, because the Coast Guard recently eased ...

Tattoos, like this R. Lee Ermey portrait done by Marine veteran Justin Holcombe at Helix Tattoo Lodge in Maryland, have always been a staple of military culture. Now, personnel have another innovative ...

Over the last decade, as tattoos become more and more prevalent in American society, the military services have rolled back restrictions on tattoos. The Navy now allows hand and finger tattoos and the ...

As the military struggles with dismal recruiting numbers, a congressional watchdog is suggesting that confusion over tattoo policies may be a factor in recruiting and retention for the services. The ...

Whatever stigma tattoos carried in the recent past has now been largely forgotten. Today they’re as common as Sunday morning hangovers, $14 avocado toast at brunch, and angry Facebook screeds from ...

The House Committee on Armed Services and the military services have acknowledged recent challenges in recruiting, which they have attributed to a number of social and economic factors. Tattoo ...

The "Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo" feels like it has been around forever but, in actual fact, it only officially began in 1950 and was awarded the "Royal" part of its title in 2010. However, if you ...

VILNIUS, Lithuania – The 1st Infantry Division Band participated in the Lithuanian Military Tattoo 2022 on Aug. 27-28 here. A military tattoo is a festival of bands, and in this case, all are NATO ...

The Government Accountability Office says military recruiting and retention data don’t include information that would show whether tattoo policies impact recruitment and retention. “Officials stated ...