Unlike other services, the U.S. Navy has a long tradition of tattoos. Learn about 19 popular nautical tattoo designs including what they mean and how a sailor earned the right to wear each symbol.

So will very large tattoos on the upper arm, if they are visible when a Marine wears his workout T-shirt. Small, individual tattoos will still be allowed on the arms and legs.

The Marines are banning any new, extra-large tattoos below the elbow or the knee, saying such body art is harmful to the Corps' spit-and-polish image. The Marine policy takes effect Sunday, April 1.

OCEANSIDE, Calif. (AP) - Five tattooed skulls stretch from Marine Cpl. Jeremy Slaton's right elbow to his wrist, spelling out the word "Death." He planned to add a tattoo spelling "Life" on his ...

Tattoo-edness is pretty much a prerequisite for the ambassador to the Sailor Jerry rum brand. Thomas does the ground game for the hipster tipple, working patrons and staff at the coolest places in ...

The family of the legendary Sailor Jerry has sued the makers of a popular worldwide brand of spiced rum named after the iconic Chinatown tattoo artist, who died in 1973.

A Marine infantryman stationed created a petition calling on the Corps to allow him (and others) to get full-sleeve tattoos. To date it already has 44,800 signatures.

The Marines are banning any new, extra-large tattoos below the elbow or the knee, saying such body art is harmful to the Corps’ spit-and-polish image. Slaton and other grunts are not pleased.

The Marines are banning any new, extra-large tattoos below the elbow or the knee, saying such body art is harmful to the Corps’ spit-and-polish image.

Getting a prohibited tattoo could constitute a violation of a lawful order, punishable by up to two years in prison and a dishonorable discharge, Marine spokesman 1st Lt. Brian Donnolly said. Unit ...

So will very large tattoos on the upper arm, if they are visible when a Marine wears his workout T-shirt. Small, individual tattoos still will be allowed on the arms and legs.

Marine Cpl. Jeremy Slaton showed off his tattoo, which reads "Death" across five skulls, while talking Friday in Oceanside, Calif., about his plans to add more tattoos to his arms. (Chris Park ...