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Title: Racist Confederate flag tattoo keeping teen out of Marines
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Alabama.com
URL Source: http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/20 ... derate_flag_tattoo_kept_t.html
Published: Jan 23, 2016
Author: Leada Gore
Post Date: 2016-01-23 10:36:48 by Willie Green
Keywords: None
Views: 2788
Comments: 11
A Confederate flag tattoo means an Arkansas teenager won't be allowed to fulfill his dream of becoming a U.S. Marine. Anthony Bauswell, 18, of Greenbrier, Arkansas said a recruiter told him on Jan. 18 he was disqualified from joining the service because he has a Confederate flag tattoo on his ribs. The tattoo, which is about the size of his hand, includes the red and blue Confederate flag with the words "Southern Pride" written on it. Bauswell said the tattoo is not mean to be racist. "I definitely don't want it to be seen as racism, which is 99 percent of the reason I got Southern pride on it," Bauswell told NBC Arkansas. Bauswell said he is not sure what he will do now. "I felt pretty low. My own government wasn't going to let me serve my country because of the ink on my skin. According to the Marine Corps Recruiting Command, recruits cannot have any tattoos that are "prejudicial to good order, discipline or morale," including tattoos that are sexist, racist, vulgar, anti-American or related to a gang or extremist organization. Marines are also prohibited from having tattoos or brands on their heads or neck, as well as large sleeve tattoos. Marines who had the tattoos prior to April 2007 are grandfathered in. The Marines Corps recently announced it is updating its tattoo policy. The changes are expected to provide additional flexibility as to what types of tattoos are allowed. The new policy is expected within the next month. Controversy surrounding military tattoos is not new. The Army updated its policy last year, giving soldiers more leeway on the types and location of tattoos that are allowed. Poster Comment: It's the same thing as having a Nazi swastika tatooed on his arm.
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#1. To: Willie Green (#0)
Just wait a year and you can join. Once Trump is the CIC and the muslim sodomite is history, you will be welcomed into the Corps. Eli, Eli, nai erchomai Kurios Iesous.
Would that have worked to keep someone out of the draft in 1969?
No, the Marines were apparenly still accepting dumbed-down KKK types way back then.
We can't have a flag tattoo and be a Marine, but we can suck another mans you know what, dress like a woman, marry a man and stay home with the babies that our female Marine births because she then goes to the front lines to fight instead of the man. There is nothing insane about our society, nothing at all......sarcasm off for now.....
You are insane. потому что Бог хочет это тот путь
This is a free country, libtard. Here, my rights out trump your hurt feelings. You don't like certain symbols? TFB
I'm the infidel... Allah warned you about. كافر المسلح
Nothing wrong with confederate flag. If you ban his tattoo you will need to ban all tattoos. Inner city tattoos should be ten times worse than any confederate symbol.
No it's not! Dont be stupid. Black panther tattoo is more like a swastika tattoo
Willie red bone love If you ... don't use exclamation points --- you should't be typeing ! Commas - semicolons - question marks are for girlie boys !
Virginia high school student proves that he's not racist with a Stars 'n Bars tattoo. We all have our beliefs. You believe a Confederate flag is the same as a Nazi swastika. I believe you are an idiot.
#2. To: Willie Green (#0)
#3. To: misterwhite (#2)
Camp Lejeune Incident (1969)
An investigation conducted by Col. Louis S. Holler for the military after the incident indicated that the source of the incident stemmed from "a general lack of compliance on the part of officers and noncommissioned officers with the existing policies, either by intent, in spirit, or through ignorance", that "many white officers and noncommissioned officers retain prejudices and deliberately practice them" and that "the Marine Corps, are returning Marines, both black and white, to civilian society with more deeply seated prejudices than were individually possessed upon entrance to service." In response to this and other racial incidents, the military made "a "concerted effort to encourage opportunities for cultural diversity and racial pride amongst minority groups.
#4. To: Willie Green (#0)
#5. To: Willie Green (#0)
It's the same thing as having a Nazi swastika tatooed on his arm.
#6. To: Willie Green (#0)
#7. To: Willie Green (#0)
#8. To: Willie Green (#0)
It's the same thing as having a Nazi swastika tatooed on his arm.
#9. To: Willie Green (#3)
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#10. To: Willie Green (#0)
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
#11. To: Willie Green (#0)
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