Originally Posted by kane

They actually might. My understanding is that he would have to go to a recruiter, petition to get a waiver so he could go into the service with the understanding that he will have it removed once he is active duty. They might then pay for it, but maybe not. At least then he would have the money to get it done.

Personally, I think the tattoo rule in the military is dumb. They are training you to go kill other people, but somehow a tattoo disqualifies you from being able to do so.