The first is the difference between the two cultures. Tattoos are a culture and fashion in America. Whether ordinary people or soldiers, going out is like China people getting a good hairstyle and having a unique charm. They will be praised and praised, which makes this person very attractive. So most American soldiers have tattoos, especially the Marines. In fact, the US military does not encourage soldiers to get tattoos, but considering the actual source of soldiers and the cultural problems brought by people from all walks of life who have been accommodated by the military expansion many times in history, tattoos are acquiesced.
In China, the first impression a tattoo gives is that this person is not a good person. In the culture of China, tattooing is a depraved behavior, and it is the behavior of gangsters. Only people who have nothing to do, underworld, bad guys tattoo, civilized people, good people and people with recuperation quality don't tattoo. If an ordinary person has a tattoo, if he walks into the street, in the eyes of Americans, he will say, look at that person's tattoo. That man is so charming and manly. But in the eyes of China people, that's it: that person is not a good person at first sight. Don't go near him, the farther away from him.
Because of the differences between the two cultures and people's different meanings, China soldiers can't get tattoos, otherwise a group of tattooed soldiers will scare people away, and those who don't know will think they are bandits. This is the image of the army and the image of the people.
Secondly, the United States often stationed in foreign military bases or participated in some military operations. Tattooing a soldier's body is to prevent the soldier's head from being injured, being identified without a name tag, or finding the soldier's broken limb according to the tattoo. These all come from the history of World War II.
During World War II, it was called the golden age of military tattoos. American soldiers had the highest tattoo rate, with more than half of the sailors and one third of the soldiers having tattoos. As for the reason, it was mainly because of the high casualty rate in the war at that time, and the metal nameplate hanging around the neck of an American soldier was easy to fall off and be lost. Therefore, patterns were tattooed on his arms and body so that his comrades-in-arms and family members could identify his body.
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.
It must be said that the psychological quality of China soldiers is strong, and it is not unreasonable for China army to be called the army of steel by the world. In fact, the psychological quality of the US military is not strong. They dare not go to war, and neither can the management. If more people die, the soldiers will be afraid. Soldiers in China climb out of the dead, and they don't use tattoos to release pressure. Our military uses positive spirit and positive energy to eliminate stress, such as singing military songs.
(The United States has also stipulated the collective tattoo parts of soldiers on land, sea and air, and China's soldiers are now relaxing the tattoo requirements and allowing some tattoos for special reasons. ) I hope to adopt them.