In an effort to recruit more millennials, the U.S. Navy is easing its tattoo policy, according to a NavyTimes report.
Announced on March 30 and in effect starting April 30, sailors will be able to have multiple or large tattoos below the elbow or knee, including on wrists and hands, allowing for sleeves. They can also have a tattoo on their neck, including behind the ear, which doesn’t exceed 1 inch in length or height, and sailors with visible tattoos will be eligible to recruit or lead recruits at boot camp.
The updated policy however, does not apply to Marines—even the ones serving at Navy commands, a spokesman for the Marine Corps told the NavyTimes. The corps is easing its tattoo stipulations, but do not allow sleeves (a sleeve is a type of full arm tattoo).
