New statutes regulate the size of the U.S. Air Force tattoos

There is a new statute that now regulates the size of the tattoos of Air Force members of US Army. It was decided, that they should not have too big tattoos - not more than a quarter of the surface of the corresponding part of the body. The tattoos that bredaks those regulations, should be removed.

In addition, amendments to the statute interact with other issues related to the life of the United States Air Force. Thus, they are forbidden to promote certain religious beliefs and attend political events in uniform, abuse alcohol and drugs, to keep their hands in their pockets and smoke outside designated smoking areas. The document also requires the military to adhere the standards of communicating in social networks.

Precedents of tattoo banning in army    

Earlier, in 2007, too large tattoos where banned in the United States Marines.
The Italian Army has announced a ban on "indecent" tattoo
Command of the Armed Forces of Italy launched a war to "bullying" jewelry that attracted many soldiers, mostly ordinary recruits.
 It is a strict prohibition of tattoos "indecent", sexist / gender discrimination containing / racist, and applied to the skin graffiti, promoting neo-fascist ideas that offend religious feelings and damaging the prestige of the Italian Republic and Armed Forces

This kind of tattoo to "on the visible parts of the body" (hands, neck, etc.), according to the order, will be outlawed. The commander of the Italian army urged to pay more attention to tattoo explicit propaganda of extreme right political parties. "This is a disgrace to the Republic of Italy and the armed forces of our country," - he said. The ban also applies to the application of piercing "on any part of the body."

The participation of Italian troops in abroad peacekeeping missions can suffer from provocative tattoos, which can be grounds for conflict in a country where this kind of "tattoo" is disapproved by local population because of "cultural, historical or religious reasons".

The document emphasizes that the presence of such tattoos and piercings will affect the career progress of soldiers. The wording of the order dated July 26, but its practical application begins, presumably in September. Series of periodic medical and administrative checks in garrisons will be held. Determining the nature of tattoos placed on commanders. And all military personnel are required to submit a statement that they have no "wrong" tattoos. The order does not contain requirement to remove the “abusing” or "politically incorrect" tattoos.

Similar measures are meant to apply to the Italian police.

The local press, in particular, to the adoption of these measures relates scandal which broke out at the end of July in Germany, the Bayreuth Wagner opera festival for half obliterated tattoo of Nazi cross. Young soloist of the St. Petersburg Mariinsky theatre, bass Yevgeny Nikitin was forced to withdraw from the premiere of "The Flying Dutchman" by Richard Wagner. The reason for this decision was TV story, which explains that the singer wore a chest tattoo of a Nazi cross, which is now covered by another picture. Nikitin himself admitted that he had a tattoo done in his youth and now considers this act as his grave mistake.