A 19-year-old woman from Irwin says she was abruptly kicked out of the Air Force because of a new tattoo policy put in place long after she was promised it wasn't a problem. Kayla Bresnan says the tattoo of a thespian clown, which is 3-inches by 3-inches, may end up crushing her dream.

"It was embarrassing, devastating - my life just fell apart in front of me and I had no clue," she said. When Bresnan signed paperwork seven months ago, she took a physical and was told the tattoo wasn't a problem. When she reported to the federal building downtown to be shipped out to Texas for basic training, the Air Force dropped an emotional bomb on her.

"Called me back in and said, 'You know, unfortunately you're not going to be shipping out tomorrow. There's a new policy that was instated over the holidays.' You know, that's it."The problem is the tattoo. The new policy states it cannot show on your arm when you salute.

Bresnan: "[The tattoo is] on the saluting arm and tattoos are a no-go."Griffin: "No-go. So you're done with this?"

Bresnan: "I'm gonna fight it. Hopefully I'll get my chance to you know be in the military. I want to serve my country – that's why I enlisted. I signed up for a six-year active duty term."Lisa Nicely, Kayla's mother, who cried because her daughter was supposed to ship out Tuesday, is now outraged that she may have to stay.

"Shocked, angry. I mean my daughter's 19 years old - she's wasted seven months. She could have been doing something else, following other dreams," Nicely said. Amy Bartholomew, a spokesperson for the Air Force, says it looks like there may have been a mistake with Kayla's case along with numerous others.

Bartholomew says the Air Force does have a new tattoo policy put in place late last week, however she says recruiting stations did not receive the new policy details which suggest there is a grace period for people like Bresnan who was promised seven months ago her tattoo wasn't a problem.