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

I don't think any nicknames are offensive. If you do, you need to get a life.

In order to communicate across the board here let me say this. Many of us have served at a Joint Command and communications can be lacking between the Four Braches; let me explain. If you were to tell the Four Branches to secure a building, this is what you would get. The Navy would turn off the lights and lock all the doors; the Marines would lead an assault on the building with suppressive fire and close hand to hand combat; the Army would occupy, set up a perimeter and allow no unauthorized entry; the Air force, well they would take out a three year lease with an option to buy!!!
I hope by this style of communication, one can figure out if I think it is "Offensive to jack Around with my Brothers and Sisters of the different Branches of Service"!!! Mahalo to all who have served, are serving and for those waiting to enter and serve!!!

I dont take any offense to being called a puddle pirate. Its a service term of endearment.

Is all good. When we are all brothers and sisters in arms...HOORAH!

Yes it can be taken offensively,but usually it's taken jokingly kind of a harsh joke but a joke.

Absolute not. Jarheads, Squids, Wingnuts, Mud ducks, Muzzle pumpers,,, they are badges of respect between brothers and sisters who have "held the line" somewhere, sometime. Only when a non-vet chimes in do they get the tongue beating to STFU.

It just goes with the territory, everyone has a label

No! It is a term of one military vet to another service member who shares the same oath as I have taken. I further expect to be teased back. God bless our troops and our nation.

I’m an Air Force Veteran. Most of my friends were Marines , Soldiers, and Sailors... that being said, we all had thick skin and did give a rats ass if anyone of of talked shit about each other’s branch, but any non military person try it was in for a world of hurt...

Nope.

No not at all, the is why we are the greatest armed forces in the world

No problem with this as long as it comes from someone who served

Actually my favorite thing to call a Marine, and I think they do like it, is "Devil Dog".

No because we all know the Army is best

No way, all in good fun. Any Jarheads who get mad at the term are really just upset they couldn’t pass the test to get into the Chairforce. Anyone know of any name s or stereotypes about the Army? Aside from Marines giving me a hard time for not being a Marine, I don’t think I have heard anything.

I don't get offended by any of that jargon when geared at myself or my brothers and sisters in arms. I don't get offended even if civilians use those terms on us. I do get offended when those who have never served usurp those names and titles for use on others who never served. Everything else is fun and games though some can unfortunately take it too serious at times.

It all depends on context.

Vets and Active Duty regardless of branch of service can poke fun at one another all day long. It’s when the uninitiated do it that grinds my gears...

Offensive? It’s an accepted term to me. Jarhead, leatherneck, bugeater/snake-eater/crayon-eater, devil dog, whatever. I don’t care if you served or not...

I would have to agree it creats a bond with other services to be competitive, and represent. All 3 deployments I had were witg Marines and showed them respect as they showed me respect. We would sit around and joke about the monicers that the services stood for i.e. Army (Ain't Ready for Marines Yet) and never took it as offensive they called me their Hooah and I called them my jareads.