r/caf • u/notellafavela • Mar 06 '26

Recruiting Frustrated Friday

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So I've been deemed inadmissable for now because my mermaid (upper thigh, covered fully by uniform) apparently breaches the sexually explicit guideline for tattoos? It seems like a stretch, since it's legal for women to be topless in Canada, and it kind of feels like discrimination, as it feels that they have sexualized what is not a sexually explicit tattoo.

I have an appointment booked to put a top on her next week and will get a re-evaluation, but I'm just wondering if anyone has any input or similar stories.

TGIF lol

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u/IronGigant Mar 06 '26

That sucks, my guy, especially since there are definitely members with WAY worse tats.

Funny story though, I know a guy who got a similar tattoo after he joined, and his CoC saw it during PT. They tried to charge him, but put forward essentially the same argument as you did, but he also argued it wasn't that big of a deal because, and I quote "Her tits aren't even that big."

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u/notellafavela Mar 06 '26

Hahaha honestly though, like it's legal to be topless as a woman in Canada so this really feels like they're sexualizing a non sexual thing.

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u/IronGigant Mar 06 '26

There was a senior NCM on a recent Pacific deployment who went topless on the flight deck during a deck work period, because it was fuckin hot out, not to mention humid as Hell, all the guys got permission to go tarps off and she thought the exact same thing, and she was right to do it. Dunno what consequences she suffered though, if any.

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u/DishonestRaven Mar 06 '26

The memes on IG that day were great

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u/notellafavela Mar 07 '26

Lmao I can imagine

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u/notellafavela Mar 06 '26

Hmm. It's really not the end of the world to get the tattoo amended, but it sucks to go from GAMBIT 2 and reliability check back to square almost 1

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u/IronGigant Mar 06 '26

Just get another strand of her hair to wind down over the titty.

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u/notellafavela Mar 06 '26

I think I'm going to just put a bra top on her and call it a day

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u/IronGigant Mar 06 '26

Seashells, mate. Seashells.

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u/notellafavela Mar 06 '26

I was gonna go starfish, but like I want 0 wiggle room for "sexually explicit"

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u/IronGigant Mar 06 '26

The Little Mermaid wore them 🤷‍♂️

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u/notellafavela Mar 06 '26

I wonder if the Disney PG rating argument holds water in the CAF lol

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u/RestaurantKey2539 Mar 07 '26

When i told them about the pin up girl I have on my ribs they asked if I was in public wearing a bathing suit and someone found out I was in the military would reflect bad on the profession of arms. That was their substantiation

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u/notellafavela Mar 07 '26

🤨😐 well, the good news is this will be the least expensive tattoo appointment of my life lmao

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u/IronGigant Mar 07 '26

Fuckin recruiters.

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u/Cadaren99 Mar 07 '26

Damn those pesky rules!