Sniper’s tattoos not fit for Afghanistan

12th March 2010

Sniper told tattoo was too 'disfiguring'

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A Polish sniper has been told that he will not be sent to Afghanistan after a commission found his tattoos too ‘disfiguring’.

According to Rzeczpospolita, the inquiry decided that his tattoos would fail to promote ‘trust and respect’ amongst the local citizens. ...

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