tattoos on enlistees

pika1987 SG

a close fren of mine has a male fren, his was once an 'ah beng', but has since turned over a new leaf..... but wat was left behind could not be erased ------- a tattoo behind his back.

after he completes his poly studies in 2 and a half years time, he would be enlisted in to The Army.... as we noe, enlistees with tattoos have to declare it in the medical questionnaire prior to the medical checkup at CMPB.

i would like to ask you guys:
1) why muz declare got tattoo? wat diff does it make?
2) is having a tattoo gonna affect his army life? will he be barred from sispec, ocs or any other courses?
3) will he be differentiated from other enlistees w/o tattoos?

thanks in advance...! Wink

wuming78 SG

it really depends on what his tattoo means. well. we cannot deny that a person with some background might face difficulties getting into government jobs, especially those that are potentially sensitive.

if the tattoo is purely artistic, it should be fine. but chances are after the declaration a serviceman will not be allowed to have additional tattoos during his service. his existing one won't affect him.

but if the tattoo has some negative connotations to it, i think its best for him, whether or not he intends to sign on or work for the government, to remove it.

gonegoose SG

prove himself. tattos MAY have an initial impression on your PS/PC/OC in BMT. but i personally know someone who didn't even have an A levels equalivalent in BMT (he studied overseas and left after sec 3 and was enlisted into the enhanced batch after PTP) who was commissioned and was posted to be a DyS3 of an active Bn. On top of that all, his S3 was missing half the time and he acted on behalf of his S3 and did a bloody good job.

Tell your friend, prove himself in BMT/OCS..... and if he wants to sign on... go for laser surgery to remove his tatts if it affects him later.

Gordonator SG

having tattoos mean u can’t do certain vocations in army, like MP and RP.

Master -_- SG

I have a tattoo. Declared i have a tatoo. Went to BMT with a Tattoo. Went to OCS with a Tatoo. Commissioned with a Tatoo.Posted to TRADOC with a tatoo.

Nothing wrong lehz

pika1987 SG

hmm.... i haven seen the tattoo myself...

but having a tattoo is alright lar.. wats most impt is the attitude...... Wink

Moxie SG

1) why muz declare got tattoo? wat diff does it make?

I think it's part of the larger governmental SOP; they ask these questions when arrested or applying for a civil-service job too. The most obvious rationale is about image, since it's usually phrased as "what design & where is the tattoo?" - so the post about SAF Provost exclusion seems logical. They may screen your background if the design has other connotations beyond pure vanity, given S'pore past history with secret societies.

2) is having a tattoo gonna affect his army life? will he be barred from sispec, ocs or any other courses?

I can vouch for the mono-intake: no. Had one guy directly under my charge - the full "lang zi ming, shang xin ku" on his back - & I was wondering what I got myself into cuz he reported with a gelled-up, super-long yellow mane as well (it was December 1987) when I picked him up at CMPB. Turned out to be very malleable, & I recommended retaining him as a mortarman. The irony is my battery had 2 pai-kia recruits - non-tattooed - & for some reason they were paired up as buddies. Instead of fireworks, they bonded relatively well for supposedly secret-society rivals, but were poorer performers during BMT & were posted out.

3) will he be differentiated from other enlistees w/o tattoos?

Overall, unlikely, since recruits are recruits. The other trainees & the DI's may be curious, if not wary, of his background if the tattoo is more insidious, but that's all. It's still the usual suspects whenever a serviceman stands out negatively: the Blur king, Gabra king, Keng king, Sabo king, Tuang/Skive/Snake king, Idle king, Koon King, YaYa king, MC king, BoBo/WoWo shooter, Zero fighter (chin-ups), Topo general, One-Stripe/Two-Stripe/Three-Stripe general (YaYa LCP/CPL/SGT respectively), etc. In other words, "performance"-based.

WrX_STi SG

during nsf period ggo add tattoo muz declare anot ah ?

wuming78 SG

if you want to play safe, its better to do so.

contact_thatslife SG

do u knw during ur medical check up @ cmpb when u r completely naked in e rm , e MO hve to check ur whole body n draw out e location of ur tattoos on e set of forms.

Haha, just imagine if u hve a butterfly tattoo on ur ass, he is going to hve that draw n mark out on e hardcopy paper. "Big blue butterfly tattoo on his left buttock" Wahahhahaa

SerialBox SG

What about scars??Scars nothing ritE??
and what about a tatto on ur D!Ck How ? Got affect? Mr. Green
just joking around

SibeiSuayKia SG

dude, in US ARMY….they got 1 hell lot of tattos and tattos are for the very best hell-kickin soldiers!

boy in blues SG

what's 1 more or less Ang-Kong Xiao among our hokkien beng? if they wanna bar from OCS, they are violating yellow ribbon community project, which is directly going against some PAP big shot. at least can smoke along those lines Mr. Green

contact_thatslife SG

scars is ok.

tatto on ur dick, same e MO will draw n mark out on e papers, which ball is e tatto on, eg left ball or right ball, big or small. If is on ur banana, that depends if it is standing straight or limping. So if ur banana is standing straight therefore e tatto is bigger, if it is limping therefore e tatto is smaller. Big or small tatto all depends on e condition of ur dick @ that time! Mr. Green just joking around too!