One more vote with Duf.
Put aside the fact that any doctor will tell you the tongue piercing is a very bad idea due to the germs in your mouth and the risk of infections because of that, it will also leave upper classman thinking "what was the cadet thinking?"
The biggest joke on this forum after someone posts they got the BFE is:
Congrats, now wrap yourself up in bubble wrap.
It really isn't a joke. All you need is an infection that will cause medical attention and now you are risking that appointment because you are on anti-biotics.
I know it is the thing/rage with kids these days, but part of me believes anyone who does this is not a leader, only a follower. This lifestyle is for leaders.
This is what I have told my kids before you get a tattoo, look at your grandparents skin and imagine your tattoo there. Tattoos are forever, and trust me at 65 your skin doesn't look like an 18 yo. I have friends that had tats done when they were 18, and now they are in their 40's. They will tell you it is their biggest regret in their life. One friend had a simple small rose place on her upper chest. It was so cool at 18. Little did she realize that she would marry an AF officer and go to formal military functions. Gown shopping with her was a nightmare because she had to consider the neckline to hide the tat. Not because anyone would think less of her, but because she was now embarrassed over having one.
OBTW, I am sure if you want it you will throw this advice in the circular filing cabinet. Our DD did, (not military), but at least it was subtle and can be easily hidden (it is on the arch of her foot, and says "walking in his feet"....reference to her religious beliefs)
Finally, what struck me was this tat is a matching tat with his gf. I hope you two last forever, but you do know what they call cadets that graduate with the same mate they started with 4 yrs earlier? 2 %ers. Only 2% of the cadets that enter with a GF/BF graduate still dating that person. Getting a tat because you are in love with her right now, is unwise. At least wait until you marry her. Do you really want to live the rest of your life with her memory if you don't make it? Think about it, what if you don't make it, than find someone you marry, for the rest of her life she has the memory of your ex, are you willing to have it removed if it ends? Are you willing to get a tat for every gf you ever are in a committed relationship with?