The Air Force and Space Force do not allow "head, face, tongue, lips, eyes, and scalp" tattoos and have also banned ink that is "obscene, commonly associated with gangs, extremist, and/or ...

Senior Airman DelAngel, 432nd Wing administration journeyman, displays his tattoos Jan. 18, 2017, at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class James Thompson) ...

Tattoos are currently the third highest disqualification factor for military service, behind physical and citizenship standards, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass said Friday ...

The Air Force, which previously had strict tattoo policies, lifted some of its restrictions in 2017. “Airmen were previously not allowed to have tattoos on the chest, back, arms and legs that ...

Senior Airman Autumn Rosado, 9th Aircraft Maintenance Unit avionics technician and a tattoo artist in her off-duty time, shows off her tattoos in front of a B-1B Lancer at Dyess Air Force Base ...

Senior Airman DelAngel, 432nd Wing administration journeyman, displays his tattoos Jan. 18, 2017, at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. As of Feb. 1, 2017, a new tattoo policy has taken effect as a ...

The Air Force’s policy says, “Tattoos/brands/body markings anywhere on the body that are obscene, commonly associated with gangs, extremist, and/or supremacist organizations, or that advocate ...

The Air Force also adopted a new tattoo policy to allow one-inch tattoos on each hand and one on the neck. The policy change allowed 480 people to join in the last year and 629 since it was started.

Colon-Lopez’s full-throated beard rejection comes as the services have relaxed some rules amid a recruiting slump. For example, the Air Force last week began allowing hand and some neck tattoos ...

Air Force officials anticipate that the new age ceiling will attract around 50 more recruits per year. In recent months, they also softened once strict rules surrounding tattoos and past drug use ...

In a memo to senior military leaders, Hegseth asked for a review of all fitness, body composition, and grooming standards ...