Desperate times call for desperate measures. The dashing Mark Mazzetti -- in his swan song for the L.A. Times, before decamping for the New York Times -- brings us this report , about the Army casting a wider net in its recruiting: The Army has a message for the growing legions of flamboyantly tattooed American teens: Uncle Sam even wants you. Facing one of the worst recruiting climates in the allvolunteer military's history, the Army has decided to relax standards that dictate which parts of a soldier can be festooned with body art. Specifically, the service will accept recruits with tattoos on their neck and hands.
A Few Good Men -- and Their Tattoos, Too
A Few Good Men -- and Their Tattoos, Too
A Few Good Men -- and Their Tattoos, Too
Desperate times call for desperate measures. The dashing Mark Mazzetti -- in his swan song for the L.A. Times, before decamping for the New York Times -- brings us this report , about the Army casting a wider net in its recruiting: The Army has a message for the growing legions of flamboyantly tattooed American teens: Uncle Sam even wants you. Facing one of the worst recruiting climates in the allvolunteer military's history, the Army has decided to relax standards that dictate which parts of a soldier can be festooned with body art. Specifically, the service will accept recruits with tattoos on their neck and hands.