Do you consider the term jarhead and other names for the different branches of service offensive?

It’s all good from active or separated service, it’s part of the my branch is better than your branch. It’s only negative if it’s done as an insult. We are all family in the service and I will always have your six if you serve or have served. Semper Fi

I have friends who are Marines. I call them amphibians. They call me squid lol.

I have two uncles are marines , plus other family members who have served across all branches . my rule of thumb is to give as good as you get but only jokingly . and if someone's feelings seem hurt remind them butthurt statements can be found on form flow .

Jar Head, Leatherneck, are fine. Neither is an insult.

DOC!!!

It’s all fun, except the Airforce.
But ALWAYS call a Navy Corpsman. Especially if he was in Combat.

But I also do not have a problem with the Navy. They were always will to give us a ride when we needed it.

I think that the term Jarhead should only be used by a fellow Marine. Yes I think depending on how another branch says something can come across as offensive. But I also think that interservice rivalry is and always will be part of the whole big picture. We give each other a hard time but we know that we all on the same side and will have each other’s back when needed.

Just like in the army we would call tankers data(dumb ass tankers) and they would call the infantry crunches because that was the sound we make when they run us over

When we were in the Army, the only time I ever heard any negative comments about Marines was regarding how an individual Marine would mess up, like the Marine embassy guard in Russia who traded sex for information. We also joked about how we gave all the Army 175mm cannons to the Marines. My Son is a Marine and now I am proud of him. I still believe that the Army Rangers are badass, although Marines and Navy Seals try to push themselves as the elite. Can I say, Just kidding? Just joking? I loved my position as Number 1 man on the 155mm M109A1 and spending time with brothers from around the United States, Samoa, Puerto Rico, and and the boroughs of New York.

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