If you don't understand, ask Dānlín, isn't he a soldier? How can you have tattoos?

At the Rio Olympics, although Dānlín didn't win the gold medal, his five tattoos became the gossip of the Olympic Games. Many people say that Dānlín is a soldier. Why can he get a tattoo? Some people say that foreign soldiers can get tattoos, but why not China's army.

So what is the actual situation?

Is Dānlín a soldier?

Dānlín was specially recruited in June 1995 1 1 as a student of the badminton team of the Political Department of Nanjing Military Region. Later, he was promoted to badminton team athletes, and in 2008, he was promoted to the fifth level of civilian cadres. 2011/February, Dānlín was appointed as the deputy director of the sports training center of the political department of Nanjing Military Region, and was awarded the rank of professional and technical lieutenant colonel according to the rank of civilian cadres. But after the London Olympics, Dānlín chose to retire, and the Beijing Badminton Team accepted him.

According to Dānlín's file, he is actually a civilian cadre, not an active soldier. Then, whether the civilian personnel of the army are lax in image requirements, Bian Xiao still has no clue by consulting various materials. But what is certain is that Dānlín is not an active soldier. Can China soldiers get tattoos? China's tattoo culture started from the ancient criminal law, which is called punishment. In ancient times, most people with tattoos had criminal experience. For a long time, some people tattooed to show that they were "annoying". Therefore, in the traditional culture of China, tattooed people are often considered as bad people. And in the eyes of ordinary people, when it comes to tattoos, they will instinctively think of social youth, gangsters, hooligans and other groups. China soldiers, as people's soldiers, are definitely not allowed to have tattoos.

Is that so? The following excerpts are taken from 20 14, the standard part of physical examination for citizens to apply for. Tattoos or scars on the face and neck are more than 2CM in diameter, and exposed parts such as wearing shorts are more than 3CM in diameter, or there are still obvious tattoo scars after surgical treatment, which affects the appearance of soldiers, and they are unqualified. Tattoos or scars on other parts (except those caused by brain, chest, abdomen and other operations) do not affect the normal function and image, and are qualified. From this, we can know that the China Army has released the military tattoo authority at least from 20 1, but the size of the pattern is limited. Much better than before. Can soldiers from other countries get tattoos? Unlike China's army, the American army has more freedom to tattoo its soldiers.

During World War II, more than half of American sailors and one third of American soldiers had tattoos. As for the reason, because of the high casualty rate in the war at that time, American soldiers hung metal nameplates around their necks, and what patterns were tattooed on their arms and bodies so that their comrades-in-arms and family members could identify the bodies. In addition, wartime mental stress and psychological depression, tattooing on the body and painting on weapons and airplanes have also become a way for American soldiers to vent. But just recently, the United States completely revised its tattoo policy: the US Air Force: any visible tattoo or mark above the collarbone is not allowed. At the same time, pilots can't tattoo symbols related to hate groups. US Navy: Sailors are allowed to tattoo or mark their necks, whole arms and even behind their ears, and this tattoo policy is the most relaxed among all services. U.S. Army: Flower arms (usually tattoos cover the whole arm from shoulder to wrist) are allowed again, as long as tattoos do not exceed the wrist. US Marine Corps: Soldiers are not allowed to get tattoos on their arms-whether the tattoos can be covered by military uniforms or not. The French and South Korean armies prohibit military tattoos, while the new Italian regulations require military personnel to remove tattoos from all visible parts of their bodies. Especially tattoos with racism, sexual suggestion and support for neo-fascist political parties. In addition, soldiers are forbidden to pierce any part of the body. It can be seen that the United States is more tolerant of military tattoos, but it does not mean that tattoos are completely allowed, mainly depending on whether it will affect the image of the whole team.