Space Force Guardians are allowed to have more tattoos and longer mustaches and will be able to use more types of makeup while in uniform, according to new grooming and dress policies for the service.
The new policy, unveiled Tuesday, eases mustache restrictions at the outer corners of the mouth; increases color options for nail and lipstick to allow variations for women's skin tones; lets men wear inconspicuous concealer or foundation to cover up scars and blemishes; and grants new tattoo locations.
It also reveals new rank insignia, nametags, hat badges and buttons that Guardians can wear, as well as makes formal mess dress optional for all officers until a Space Force version of the uniform is created.
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Tattoos are authorized on the chest and back, arms, legs and feet. But chest and back tattoos cannot be visible through any uniform combination or while wearing an open collar uniform, according to the policy.
A single, non offensive tattoo is now allowed on the neck or behind the ear, but it cannot exceed one inch in measurement in any direction. Additionally, “ring tattoos are limited to a single band, no more than 3/8 of an inch in width, below the knuckle and above the finger joint on one or both hands, maximum of one ring tattoo per hand,” the policy says.
Tattoos on any other portion of the hand are not…
