Topic: What do you guys think. Tattoo Idea.

[badsector]

This is a little off topic just wondering what you guys think about this.


I was thinking when I get sworn in I will start my tattoo http://bcoy1cpb.pacdat.net/Crest_-_Canadian_Army_QC.jpg

Step one) Get the maple leafs and stems.

Step two) After completing BMQ one sword.

Step three) After SQ get the second sword.

Step four) If I get to go over seas get the crown on top of the whole thing.

I am thinking of it as a motivation thing, not that I need it but everything thing helps.

And it will be hidden and not showing thinking on the shoulder blade.

 

[Michael O'Leary [5]]

Just curious, but what will you do if you get injured and medically released after tattooing only one sword?

[badsector]

Hmm, never thought of that. 


Laser?

[Michael O'Leary [5]]

Why not a single, complete tattoo after completing training and posting to a unit to mark that achievement. By then, you may have a very different idea of what ink you want to celebrate that success.

[badsector]

Yea that is very true.  Thanks for the input, that's why I posted the idea to get some ideas on what people thought.

[Island Ryhno]

I just got my first tat, not too long ago, I'm getting another done before I go back to the forces. But the military one, I'm waiting until I find out what regiment etc I will belong to. And then I will incorporate the pride of my corps and my service into that tattoo. I think that your idea is very cool by the way. need idea. 

[Savage_Tactical]

Umm, until things are final, don't get anything inked. You'll regret it. Anything at all could happen, then you have this meaningless or crapola tattoo.

Tattoos are contagious though, I have have two, and plan on getting 3 more, maybe before basic... definately after basic.

[Jaxson]

gotta agree with fry about waiting until things are final, but not about meaningless, okay so you are forced out or forced to quit (because you CANT hack it) well now you have a tattoo of your failure and that could be used as motivation to retry and make it a symbol of pride and honour again, or as a symbol to never give up on something else again.

[badsector]

Well I don't see myself not being able to hack it, I think the only way I won't be able to is if I fall on my bayonet!  Kidding aside I understand what you're saying.   

[Carcharodon Carcharias]

Well Bad, it all may seem cool right now, but just remember, it does NOT washoff. BTW, I have three tats, chest, upper right arm and on my back, so I think I have earned the right to be critical on LCF tats.

Thats the old Army post war army emblem which I prefer to the new one.

Wes

[Savage_Tactical]

Wes hammered that one home.

Most definately, you can't wash a tattoo off. Also, if you are infact able to go through the crappy process of getting the laser lined up for the job, and infact get all of the ink removed(Doesn't usually happen), you're left with a patch of skin which isn't the same tone as the rest, so it's just as well if you had to have the tattoo there. However,


There is one way you could remove it without having it's outline in your skin. I'm not sure if this is done anymore but nitric acid used to be 'tattooed' under the skin where removal was requested, and it would burn and cause the skin to 'pus the ink out' and scab over. I think it was a zinc stick or some kind of stick would be rubbed over to cause some kind of reaction... A rather painful process...

Either way, wait and choose wisely.



edit: Typo

[Zombie]

Tattoos are contagious though,

Do you mean addictive, or do you mean that because you have one others will also want one? 

[Michael Dorosh]

Tattoos are like, so yesterday, man.  Corneal carvings are the way to go.  You get one of those laser eye surgeons to carve the word ARMY right into your cornea.  It lights up in the dark and everything.

[Fdtrucker [4]]

Get the tattoo after passing  your Recruit trg and QL3

[Savage_Tactical]

both contagious and addictive, indeed.