Unfortunately, it seems the left-wing hysteria over the Confederate flag has managed to infiltrate the ranks of our armed forces.
This is apparently the case as 18 year-old Anthony Bauswell learned when he tried to enlist in the Marine Corps. A native of Arkansas, Bauswell wanted nothing more than to serve his country and protect it from those who would do harm to it. This wasn’t enough for the recruiters though, who objected to a certain tattoo the teen had.
Like many Southerners, Bauswell felt proud of his heritage and sought a way to commemorate it. He decided the best way to do that was to get a tattoo of the Confederate flag. Although many Americans recognize it as a harmless symbol of Southern tradition and history, others view it as a racist symbol, so Bauswell added the words “Southern pride” underneath the flag to differentiate it from racist interpretations.
The words, however, didn’t convince the recruiters looking over him, with one of them saying “DQ, just automatically, DQ,” immediately upon seeing the tattoo according to Bauswell.
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It’s true they put out a report on that not too long ago. He needs to have it removed before they will take him.
Could always get a bigger tat to cover it up.
If that’s the real reason then yeah that seems rediculous, but let’s not get it twisted. EVERY state that flew the Confederate flag did so out of hate and in support of slavery. THAT is public record. discover that for yourself. Southern Pride represented by this battle flag is a lie perpetuated by the South to distance themselves from a belief they hold that is wrong in everyway possible.
Wouldn’t want niggers to feel offended.
Austin CountryBoy Payne
Fucking idiots
Now if theirs a draft. All the libs. are gonna run out and get Confederate flag tattoos. Lol.
But they will take a foreigner how’s this ?? Makes no sense as anyone that’s an American has that right to protect our country!!
But we let in Muslims to shoot our troops in the back when they snap
Regardless of your positioning of the Confederate Flag. I’m more than confident that there was more justification to not allow this person in. Rather than focusing on that tattoo, kudos to the MEPS personnel for stopping this lad in. They may very well have saved lives of existing service members.