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

I have no problem with Squids,Jarheads,Puddle Pirates,Dog Legs,et al we can and will say whatever about our Brothers and Sisters any Family member can however if not part of this Family Brotherhood/Sisterhood you do not have that Right. However the biggest problem I have is with those Cranyon Eating Grunts,they only eat the Maroon/Yellow ones !
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“”Gunner” USN(ret)

No not at all.

Not really if its from another military person. Having served in several inter service groups I was constantly reminded of the Air Force penchant for building the golf course and often was shown pictures of a aircraft carrier with a turf covered flight deck if the carrier had been owned by USAF

I tend to be in the same mindset. If you served, game on, if not, you may lose your head

I am not offended when another veteran or active service member uses a name like Jarhead, I am not even sure it is meant to be offensive. I was recently at a dock in San Diego when a man (navy vet) saw the EGA on my cover and reminded me that the Corps was a department of the Navy. I replied that it was, the MEN'S DEPARTMENT. I thanked him for feeding me the opening to this old joke, and we started a barrage of jokes which his wife interrupted as it was their dinner time. As for civilians, I really don't care. They are either ignorant or jealous.

I'm a Marine, everyone else on here is in the Military.

Whiskey-Tango-Foxtrot, Over! "Offensive", because of a few words, give me a break! When it hit's the fan, the things we have to face, now that is offensive.

I don't find it offensive I wear it proidly

We are family and family pick on each other and it's fun I was in the ARMY and my stepson is a JARHEAD we have fun pick on each other when I get to see him GOD BLESS YOU ALL THAT WERE IN

These are terms of endearment between warriors, and yes it is better to know a Marine before calling them a jar-head the out come will favor you better.

I always enjoyed the the team easy and fun when I served, I was a Navy Corpsman called a swab by,
my friends Doc by My Marines, show I called jarheads, including my dad who was a WW2 Marine. It was always said with respect

Only in a time of political correctness. Let me ask you a question? Do you find being called a prick offensive?

As a retired E-7, I believe that calling any branch names that could be considered to be offensive should be off limits except in a closed crowd among only friends. I once watched a major fight break out in Waikiki between the Army, Navy and Marines because of what some thought to be offensive. Keep it to friends and you will be alright.

No, not really. it's all done in fun besides we all know the Marines are the best in the world. The fact we might eat crayons is irrelevant.

I we were this thin-skinned, we'd never have made it through boot camp. "You're so ugly you could be a modern art masterpiece." "Did your parents ever have any children that lived? I bet they regret that." "You've got all the coordination of a parapligic cockroach." "Sound off like you've got a pair."

"Jarhead" is just another term of endearment. i wear it with pride.

Ahhhh................No.

O'd say it depends on context. There's a hell of s difference between "Hey, jarhead! Let's go over to the club and have a beer!", and "That jarhead is about as useful as pockets in underwear!"

My brother and nephew are marines veterans, my dad and I are navy veterans so theirs a lot of names thrown back and forth! But it’s ok we’re all veterans even if the marines are our illegitimate stepbrothers!!

Most if not all vets realize and accept interservice rivalry, they should anyway bc it's all over the active duty service from the jokes to friendships to being out on the town. I feel if a vet has a problem with another vet calling him/her the accepted terms of endearment then that's the first vets problem, let it be known at the outset. Civvies have no business talking about something they know nothing about. My only exceptions would be an extremely close family member or a very close lifelong friend.