Markings of GBI Guardians Brothers

Upon completion of the Basic Membership Course (BMC), initiates are tattooed ("marked") by Official Markers of the GBI. The new Brother or Sister is then known as a "marked" Guardian.

The tattooes are on the left and right hands - on the web between the thumb and forefinger - and on the lateral extremity of the upper right arm just below the shoulder.

The left hand markings signify region, the right hand signifies rank, while the shoulder markings detail region, batch and pseudonym.

A complete guide appears below:

Markings of the Right Hand

Membership Markings

For Civilian Members:

• MG - Represents the Magic Group (Mint Green)

For Members from the Armed Forces:

• R - Represents the Philippine National Police (Red)
• B - Represents the Philippine Army (Blue)
• W - Represents the Philippine Navy (White)
• V - Represents the Philippine Air Force (Violet)
• G - Represents the Bureau of Fire Protection (Gold)
• M - Represents the Bureau of Jail Mgmt and Penology ( Maroon)
• C - Represents the Philippine Coast Guard (Cream)

Promotional Markings

For Civilian Members:

• RMG - Represents the Ranking Magic Group

For Members from the Armed Forces:

• GF/GM - Represents the Godfather / Godmother
• GF-S/GM-S - Represents the Godfather Senior / Godmother Senior
• SGF/SGM - Represents the Supremo (Supreme Godfather) / Suprema (Supreme Godmother)

For all Members:

• F - Represents the Founder
• NF - Represents the National Founder
• MF - Represents the Master Founder
• SMF - Represents the Supreme Master Founder

Markings in the Left Hand

• GL - Guardians Luzon
• GV - Guardians Visayas
• GM - Guardians Mindanao