Posted on Jun 18, 2016
Do you consider the term jarhead and other names for the different branches of service offensive?
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I have a couple of friends who are Marines (They are both out but I know 'Once a Marine always a Marine') and I've jokingly called them jarheads and they've made fun of the Army. I'd never call someone I just met a jarhead unless they absolutely knew I was joking. I guess what I'm getting at is, do you think interservice rivalry can sometimes come off as 'offensive'' even if it's meant jokingly?
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I have quit a few “Jarhead” friends, heck I’ve even got a few “Ground Pounders” as friends.
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If you've never served, be thankful to those who have. We who refer to each other as brother/sister are family. Outsiders don't mess with family.
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I'M A RETIRED BOXER. SO IF YOU'RE IN MY FACE, YOU FIGURE IT OUT. BEST OF LUCK TRYING MY PATIENCE. HA HA HA. GO AHEAD TRY IT I DOUBLE DOG DARE YOU TO SCREW WITH MY SPACE. I AM SURROUNDED WITH MY PACK EVERYWHERE I GO. I CAN CONTROL MYSELF, BUT I CAN'T CONTROL MY PACK. THEY LOVE TO FIGHT, BUT A WORD FROM ME AND I CAN BRING ORDER TO ANY SITUATION, I'M A BOXING INFANTRY SERGEANT. TRY GETTING ON MY NERVES. DAM RIGHT I HAVE AN ATTITUDE. I DON'T TAKE ANY CRAP FROM ANY SERVICES OR CIVILIANS. YEAH THE EQUALIZER MAKES SHIT HEADS BACK DOWN. I FOUGHT TOO MUCH ALREADY, I DO WALK AWAY BECAUSE OF MY FAMILY. IN EMERGENCIES I CANNOT BE STOPPED. THINK ABOUT IT BEFORE SCREWING AROUND, I WILL JUST STOMP YOU TILL I GET TIRED. SOME WILL BEAT THE LIGHTS OUT OF YOU FOREVER. GOOD LUCK ON TRYING THE NERVES OF AN INFANTRY SERGEANT. A REAL GOOD ONE KNOWS HOW TO KICK BUT, WHEN DUTY CALLS. AND IT WILL CALL AND IT WILL BE NEEDED. TO KICK SOME ASS OR TO NOT, DEPENDS ON THE SITUATION TOO. PICK YOUR BATTLES TO WIN YOUR BATTLES. VICTORY FAVORS THE FOOLISHLY BOLD.
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THIS IS CRAZY, I WAS E -5 INFANTRY SERGEANT. I USED TO BE A SPECIALIST E - 4. I LEFT THAT BEHIND. I HAD COMMENTED FOR ADMIN TO FIX IT. TOO HARD MAYBE. I WAS A COMPANY CLERK TOO, ONCE UPON A TIME. OUR COMPANY GOT BEST COMPANY IN BATTALION RIBBON, ON THE GUIDEON THAT I CARRIED WHEN ON COMPANY BUSINESS, FORMATIONS, PT, PARADES. ALL ADMINISTRATION WAS IN ORDER. TWO EX DRILL SGTS. THE CAPTAIN AND FIRST SERGEANT. THEY HAD THEIR ACT TOGETHER. OH YEAH THEY PUSHED MY CAREER TO SOLDIER OF THE YEAR FOR ALL OF TWO COMBAT BRIGADES AND NUMBER TWO OF 7TH INFANTRY DIVISION, 1982. THE YEAR OF THE TIGER AND OF BECOMING SGT. SANCHEZ AND SOLDIER OF THE YEAR, BY RIGHTS OF COMPETITION. OOOH ! .... YEAH !
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TO BE THE MAN, YOU HAVE TO BE THE MAN. OH YEAH !!
( 11 BRAVO - ON THE MOVE !! )
TO BE THE MAN, YOU HAVE TO BE THE MAN. OH YEAH !!
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I find it funny a devil dog gets offended. Only thing I find offensive is chicken shit civilians making fun of the military are speaking on foreign policy thay know nothing about
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I give everyone that’s not a marine a hard time as soon as I meet them but I also thank them for at least for serving not everybody can be marines.
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I am retired Army and unfortunately I had a Marine Father in Law and Have a marine adopted son and future son in law. I also have many friends who are Marines. You know having that many Marines around is why I’m a 1SG. someone’s got to raise them. Rivalry is a good thing. Doesn’t matter the branch. Pick on one of my warriors and your not one I’ll show you what “Army training” is like. Go ahead get on the wrong side of Top slackers
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There was a meme floating around that summed it up.
We fight together. We make fun of each other. But don't you dare do it if you aren't one of us.
I call my Navy buddy a Squid all the time. But wow be the person that calls him that around me without having served.
You earn the right to make fun of the other branches. By having served in one.
Even those dirty Coasties . . .
We fight together. We make fun of each other. But don't you dare do it if you aren't one of us.
I call my Navy buddy a Squid all the time. But wow be the person that calls him that around me without having served.
You earn the right to make fun of the other branches. By having served in one.
Even those dirty Coasties . . .
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