U.S. Air Force Airman has an excessive amount of tattoos on his arms Aug. 31, 2011, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The new Air Force Instruction 36-2903, which was revised July 18, 2011, states ...

The revelation that the Air Force may tweak its tattoo policy this fall has airmen divided. Some favor the Army's plan. Others favor the leniency recently granted to sailors by the Navy's plan. A ...

Since then, tattoos have continued to grow in popularity, to the point where Thomas said the Air Force was losing 1,000 recruits a year “in some cases because they may have had very small ...

The Space Force will permit small neck tattoos, and the Air Force is waiving some size limits on hand tattoos, according to an Air Force Recruiting Service memo leaked recently on the popular ...

The Air Force and Space Force are now allowing tattoos on the neck and hands, ... The struggle to find new recruits from that small pool was felt by the Air Force last year. Maj. Gen. Ed Thomas, ...

Punishment for what the Air Force now defines as “excessive tattoos” can range from modest to, well, nearly thermonuclear. But buried in the fine print is something worth noting: taxpayers ...

The Air Force and Space Force announced they had hit their recruiting targets shortly after the Navy and the Army had reached their benchmarks for bringing in new sailors and soldiers.

The U.S. Air Force is easing up on its conservative tattoo policy in the hope of recruiting more inked pilots. The new, more relaxed guidelines ditch the force’s old 25% rule, which banned ta… ...

WASHINGTON – The Air Force has announced new policies on tattoos. Authorized tattoos on the chest, back, arms and legs will no longer be restricted by the “25 percent” rule, while tattoos ...

The Air Force has reportedly rescinded a short-lived tattoo policy that prohibited body art on the 'saluting arm' after turning away 26 recruits from basic training.

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The U.S. Air Force is changing its policies on dress and appearance in regards to tattoos in an effort to recruit more airmen. The new policy, which will go into effect ...

Tattoos are the third highest disqualifier for service, behind physical and citizenship standards, Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Joanne Bass told Stars and Stripes in a statement Thursday.