Q: Can a Soldier wear a tongue piercing around the barracks?
A: NEVER, EVER.
Recently there has been a rash of Soldiers displaying body piercings around the Bs in civilian clothes. Soldiers will explain they are going out and wanted to put their piercings in before leaving. That’s fine, “just not on any Army installation or other places under Army control.”
There is no (none, zippo, zilch) exception for males—including hidden jewelry such as tongue or nipple piercings. So, if you have your Prince Alpert in while at the MWR beach in your Speedo, off-duty, you are in violation of AR 670-1, 1-14c.
The only exception is for female soldiers, as indicated in paragraph 1–14d and that covers prescribed earrings. There is no exception for piercings of the tongue, nipples or eyebrow.
So the next time a bobblehead private walks by with a tongue piercing, that’s a no go anywhere on post.
