Had a similar worry, it should be OK. I transferred a Koelsch style and a Heffeweissen to Secondary Fermentation where they remained for over a month while I was called away to help aide in the Haitian Relief Effort. I kept my Temperature at about 71 degrees while I was away. I came back and...
As a current member of the military I wouldn't be offended to see someone honoring a former service-member with such a tattoo. However, you must be ready to defend it when someone asks why you have it. Some guys are hotheads and don't like non-military personnel displaying such images (they...