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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Maybe he wasn’t GAY enough for obozos military.
Kevin Herrick actually they’re more strict on tattoos. You have to run a request chit to get a tattoo once in. Meps nowa days, I don’t know.
It was on his ribs
They called it racist
posssible…. its a conflict of interest and to protect the group he woiuld serve with and himself unfortunatley this is the sign of the times.
That’s okay. Looks like we’ll need him around home before too long anyways.
You also need a waiver for the tattoo. It’s possible to not be allowed in for any tattoo.
They probably lost one of the best marines they could hope for.
People like will evans distort facts in order to advance their own sodomite liberal agenda. He’s obviously wrong about the confederate battle flag at issue which was rarely used by a lot of southern units. He’s just a keyboard warrior who thinks he knows everything because he’s behind a screen most likely at his parents home.
the french foreign legion doesnt care about that stuff an a better outfit to join.