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Permalink Reply by Rich Schwarzenberg on June 20, 2008 at 10:28pm

I work in the private sector. Actually in a power plant, where it is miserably hot the majority of the year (inside reaches aprox. 100 deg.F in the dead of winter) and we are required to wear long sleeves, rolled down and secured at all times in the plant. So I feel your pain bro

Permalink Reply by Joel C Kelley on August 18, 2008 at 5:39pm

None of that here that I know of, but Hawaii is the most tattooed state in the US. A lot of local firefighters sport some fine pacific style ink, and as a metter of cultural heritage, it would be a touchy situation to tell them they have to cover them up. Likewise, I am Scottish, and my ancestors practiced tattooing as a cultural expression, and while I don't have any tatto that show right now, it is likely that I will in the future!

Permalink Reply by Bobbie Jo on January 6, 2009 at 1:39pm

i am goin to school to be a special ed teacher and i was told i couldnt have any visible tattoos....so i will have to cover mine up

Permalink Reply by Will Manuel on August 4, 2009 at 12:10am

While I'm in Paramedic school I'm not allowed to have any visible tats either. The department I'm at now doesn't really mind if a little ink shows, as long as it's not inappropriate. However, most of the policies in Alaska are no visible ink.

Permalink Reply by Trey Sinclair on August 15, 2011 at 12:30am

It took about a year to convince my chief to allow us to have ink below the elbow, even after offering to wear long sleeves. I was always told tattoos were to gang oriented, but when you think about it we r kind of like a gang. I finally convinced my chief that I was proud of what I do and wanted everyone to know what I cared about. We were told as long as there was no "naked girls" or material of this sort we could have what we wanted where we wanted it at. Hope everyone gets something like this and quits getting in trouble or having to hide them.