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

Anything that anyone says at any given time is going to be offensive to someone somewhere.
The offense is in the intent behind the word. If you intend to hurt someone when you say "jarhead" or "flyboy" then you are an offensive person. If you have good intentions behind your words then you have good intentions.
Quit being so thin skinned and see these for what they are: terms of endearment spoken by our brothers and sisters in arms with the meaning to have fun.

Absolutely not, my dad was a marine I was Navy Corpsman we busted each other’s balls but with respect

Absolutely not

I agree, if it's a fellow vet or active duty, I'll just tease back. I have a pretty good collection of memes for that purpose. The only thing that even comes close to getting my goat is when someone displays willful ignorance in their comments or tries to make hurtful comments.

Okay hold on! I may be a bit late to this party, but we can no longer refer to Marines as ‘jar heads’. You see, it is offensive. Studies have been done (scientific ones) and we now realize that you can actually put things in jars!

It could come off that way but it shouldn't. Certain possibilities should be expected. A person considering joining the Marine Corps would hopefully be aware of the various nick-names. The same goes for the other services. If not before, shortly after joining the service, those nick-names will be made apparent. In my opinion, being offended, in any aspect of life, is a choice. It shows a lack of self-respect and gives power to that thing.

Depends on how much a moron they want to be. I have been called just about every name in the book. The Col. (My dad) told me not to sweat the small stuff. It is how a person acts when your life is on the line that counts. Been there done that

“Jarhead” never bothered me. I find it funny that even if someone calling you by that term thinks its offensive, we aren’t offended.

Semper Fi

Respect from those of us who were shot at with them. Others, not necessarily so, but maybe.

As long as the person using the term has served it doesn’t bother me at all. In my opinion it’s part of the brotherhood that you become a member of when you have served.

Former Army: I've called Navy guys squids USMC guys Gyrines. Always mean it good naturdly. Never ever trivialize one's service to his country. When a fellow veteran does this, to me it means the roughest bush he saw was in a cathouse.

Besides being a family, we are all on the same team. Family members and teammates can pick on each other because we know how it is intended. Inter-service rivalries from the past may have been a little more hostile than now, but we have changed and many serve together today.

It is not cuz Navy people are called squids jarheads are called jarheads due to the haircut Coast Guard are called shallow water sailors

I don't think too many would take offense at a little inter-service rivalry. Even amongst allies it's all good fun. Met some Brit sailors in a bar in Iwakuni in '73. They were telling us the "Red Marines were real Marines!" So we had Mama-san play the Battle of New Orleans for them!

No.

My badge of honor it the title "Bubble Head", Skimmer, Hole Snipe or any other title I earned sailing the oceans of the world.

Can't call them jarheads. Has nothing to do with PC or offensiveness. You can put stuff in a jar.

Jokes are ok, but I do have to ask why Marines are called crayon eaters, or crayon licker?

Wear it with pride and a smile. If it it was met as an insult that will really piss them off.

aw heck....Sea going bellhop, jarhead, grunt, whatever.....It is all in good spirit :-)