Tattoos and the Air Force are just not getting along recently, with several controversies arising over their strict ban on tattoos for new recruits coming into basic training.

One female recruit was allowed to slide in with her arm tattoo of a clown, but another man was recently barred at the last minute from starting basic training, when the Air Force noticed the tattoo on his bicep of his own name in Hebrew. The rule specifically bars tattoos on the right arm or the hands.