tatoos

[HopeToBeaMarine]

i was wondering .... could you get into the army with a swastika sign tatooed on your arm?

[Jason The Argonaut]

i was wondering .... could you get into the army with a swastika sign tatooed on your arm?

I am not sure my self, I wouldn't think so, why you got one ??

[voodoo sprout]

Personally I doubt it, but I'd have thought that if the person in question could prove that they weren't a Nazi in any way then they may have to get it removed first but they probably could get in. Even if they had it on with reference to the non Nazi uses of it, I doubt the army would be happy with such a non-PC tatoo.

EDIT: Somehow I managed to switch from third person to second person in the space on one sentence, that must be a new record .

[RobInDaUK]

Top tip: Don't get swastikas tatooed anywhere on your body.

P.S. If you do have a swastika tatooed on your arm then maybe you wouldn't be suited with the British Armed Forces?

[Pasha]

Hello HopeToBeaMarine,

Depends on which army. If the answer is anything other than a Wehrmacht reinactment society, I'd recommend that you think about getting it removed.
Regards.

Pasha

[BenChug]

You don't have to nessasrily get it removed, just get something put over it, it is far cheaper and gets the same results as long as you don't mind have a larger tattoo on your arm. When I was in the Airborne I knew a number of lads who had swastika tattoos, they were told to remove them cover them up or get the hell out as it is very bad for military PR. As it is the most regognised symbol in the world and whether it is a South American lucky tattoo, or a chinese one or actually the Nazi swastika, to the majority of people it will automatically make you a bigot, a skinhead, a worshiper of the devil and so on and so forth. I would recommend just getting something over it.

[Archie]

i was wondering .... could you get into the army with a swastika sign tatooed on your arm?

There are enough people out there who think that all servicemen are racist thugs with homicidal tendencies and the IQ of an estate agent. For gawds sake don't reinforce this image with things like swastikas, love and hate on the knuckles or pillock across your forehead.

In later life visible tattos will often work against you, many companies will simply not employ you if your tatoos are on show. In military life they can also limit your horizons, some specialist groups and Detachments frown on them nowadays.

[kwew]

What on earth made you get that done anyway??
unless of course your a hindu or bhuddist (cant remember which one) then it is nothing but a symbol of evil.

[Pasha]

Hello Kwew,

The swastika (facing in either direction) is considered a good luck symbol in most South Asian cultures including both Hindu and Buddhist. There was even, I believe, an RAF squadron based in India during WWII that had a Swastika in it's emblem.

In Nepal an emblem of authority is a shape similar to a Star of David design, and it can be striking to many Europeans to see a Star of David and a Swastika in close proximity.
Best regards mate!

Pasha

[HopeToBeaMarine]

I dont have a swastika sign tatooed on my arm nor am i thinking of joining the Army..

i was just wondering :crazyeyes:

[RobInDaUK]

...So all that fuss was over nothing?! 0X

[HopeToBeaMarine]

...So all that fuss was over nothing?! 0X

I suppose it was.... yes

[kwew]

thanks pasha i knew it had something to do with south east asia but i couldnt put my finger on it

[Contractor]

Tatoos - what put me off getting any and this is a true story.

When I was 14 a mate of mine, same age, was head over heals in love with his first shag called Carol. To prove his devotion he used a mirror and tattooed on his forehead CAROL in blue ink with a pin.

Such romance, however, because he used a mirror he now has LORAC tattooed across his forehead forever.

[RobT]

LoL @ Contractor