There is a story to this one, its a friendship tattoo that my friend and I decided to get last night. Reason is, because a unit here is deploying in 3 weeks and was asking for soldiers, so we put our names in. All day our Sgts and other platoon members kept telling us its not a good idea to be deployed with out any training. So, we thought about it and realized it wasn't a good idea since it would be a new unit, meaning we'd be treated like trash until we showed what we could do, most likely lose our promotion, not know anyone but like 4 people, and 15 months in one of the deadliest places with out training, so I withdrew my name, but, my friend is still going. My friend who I've known for awhile now, and his mom and grandma said I'm like their second son/grandson, we decided to get this tattoo:

The meaning of this tattoo is:
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Arrows are a powerful symbol to any warrior race for several reasons: not only do they indicate the ability and willingness to fight, by since they are usually made by the archer who will us them, they are highly personal artifacts. arrows nearly always carry the markings of the owner-a well-made arrow represents alot of hard work, especially if it has a flint or metal head. the symbol of two crossed arrows therefore can be used to indicate friendship between two people or tribes.
My friend and I decided to add the shield as a meaning of 'protection'.