He planned to add a tattoo spelling "Life" on his left arm, but that's on hold because of a Marine policy taking effect Sunday. Wednesday, March 28, 2007 2 min to read ...

U.S. Marine Corps It also comes with a glossary page — defining the elbow, wrist bone, knee and other terms — and a 14-page appendix of photos explaining what is and isn’t OK.

Marine Cpl. Jeremy Slaton showed off his tattoo, which reads "Death" across five skulls, while talking Friday in Oceanside, Calif., about his plans to add more tattoos to his arms.