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Army tattoos by type of troops

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This article will discuss this type of tattoo as an army tattoo. Let us analyze who beats such a tattoo, and how it differs in terms of the type of troops.

Who makes himself an army tattoo?

Already by the very name it is clear that this type of tattoos is typical for military personnel. Moreover, it is popular only among men.

Girls who serve in the army practically do not succumb to such a temptation. This happens because most of the tattoos with the mark of the type of troops are done by guys during military service, and girls, as you know, are not called up in our country.

Tattoo in the Airborne Forces

Airborne troops often depict on their body a tiger or wolf in a blue beret, parachutes flying in the sky or a symbol of the Airborne Forces. Usually the tattoo is accompanied by the inscriptions: For the Airborne Forces "," Nobody but us. "

Very often on the tattoos of the Airborne Forces, you can find the inscription: "Uncle Vasya's troops." This inscription is in honor of Vasily Filippovich Margelov, who in 45 was appointed chief of the Airborne Forces and made a huge contribution to the development of the troops.

Where is the tattoo data applied?

Small drawings are applied to the back of the hand, as a rule, this is an inscription with the symbol of the Airborne Forces.
Large drawings with the image of a wolf or tiger, as well as plot drawings look good on the back, wide shoulder, shoulder blade.

Tattoos for employees in the navy

In the navy, the city and the symbols of the city in which the service took place are very often depicted as drawings on the body, tattoos with drawings of Kronstadt and the Black Sea are very common. If, for example, the service took place in Sevastopol, then a monument to the sunken ships is depicted.

In the Marine Corps, a polar bear or fur seal is often used as a symbol.

Many people make themselves a tattoo with the St.Andrew's flag (as a rule, these are those who served in St. Petersburg).

The soldiers who underwent submarine service depict a submarine, a periscope, and the lost Kursk submarine.

Where such tattoos are beaten

  • on the shoulder;
  • on the back of the hand;
  • on the back;
  • on the shoulder blade;
  • on the chest.

Tattoos for pilots and personnel of the Aerospace Forces

The classic emblem for tattoos in the air force is the spread wings and lettering to match the troops.
Very often, employees and contractors depict an airplane corresponding to the type of troops, or a helicopter, a rocket, a pressure helmet, a sky with clouds, and parts of an airplane.
All tattoos are beaten in the same places:

  • on the shoulder;
  • on the back of the hand;
  • on the back;
  • on the shoulder blade;
  • on the chest.

Special Forces Tattoo

Special forces soldiers beat the symbol of their division. For example, a panther is depicted in ODON. Together with her, the name of a division, brigade, company is often applied to the body. The owners of the maroon beret depict the head of a panther wearing the same beret.

Where is applied:

  • shoulder;
  • chest;
  • scapula;
  • back.

Smaller tattoos and inscriptions such as "For ODON", "Spetsnaz" hit on the back of the hand, complicating the drawing with the white-red flag of the division.

Tattoos in the Air Defense Forces

Servicemen of the air defense forces, as a rule, depict a sword with wings and the symbolic signature "For a clear sky" on their bodies.
Some depict the symbols that are depicted on the emblems of the air defense: a rocket with wings, arrows.

Where is the tattoo with air defense symbols beaten?

  • shoulder;
  • chest;
  • scapula;
  • back;
  • wrist;
  • fingers.

Tattoos for border guards

The symbol of the border guards is a shield and a sword, these signs are depicted in most cases. Sometimes their picture is supplemented or replaced by the image of a tower, border pillars, border dogs.

The places on which the tattoos are beating are the same as in the other versions: these are the wide parts of the shoulder, chest, shoulder blade, back, back of the hand or its rib.

In addition to tattoos by type of military, there are a number of generalized army tattoos, or dedicated to one event. For example, soldiers who served during the war in Afghanistan are tattooed with the scene. In such a picture, mountains can be depicted, and there is a signature of the place and time. For example, "Kandahar 1986".

Also very often you can find tattoos on the edge of the palm - "For you ...", "For the boys ...". Such tattoos are filled in honor of the deceased friends and comrades.

As a rule, all tattoos are accompanied by the name of the branch of the military, a separate brigade and a period of service. Very often a blood group stamp is present. Army tattoos never hit on the face, since wearing tattoos on the face is prohibited by the order of the armed forces of the Russian Federation.

Photo of an army tattoo on the body

Photo of an army tattoo on the arms