Tattoo puts recruit's AF debut in limbo

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Tattoo puts recruit's AF debut in limbo
The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Dec 2, 2009 8:51:50 EST

IRWIN, Pa. — A western Pennsylvania woman's Air Force induction is in limbo because she has a tattoo of a theatrical mask on her right forearm.

Nineteen-year-old Kayla Bresnan, of Penn Township, was sworn in for the Air Force's delayed entry program in April. Her tattoo wasn't a problem then.

But her recruiter now says it disqualifies her because it is below the elbow on her "saluting" arm. A new Air Force regulation went into effect Nov. 25 banning such tattoos because they aren't covered by a uniform sleeve.

The Air Force has instituted a grace period to review enlistments like Bresnan's, who were told their tattoos were acceptable when they enlisted. It's still possible Bresnan will be grandfathered in and allowed to report to Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.


Article at: http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2009/12/ap_tattoo_120209/