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

Nah...they shoot at all of us...but you better be smiling when you say it.

I've never taken offense when my Jarhead, Squid, and Ground Pounder friends I'mply that I was never in the military, I was just in the Air Force. HA!

I cannot understand why a Marine would get offended by "jarhead". We were called that in boot camp, called that as a nickname for many years afterwards. The Navy has many nicknames as well as any other service. If you cannot handle it then either go back to boot camp/basic training or switch services. 'retraining is probably the best idea. Get past the ego and live up to the name that all of the services work so hard to maintain...."PROUD AMERICAN SERVICEMEMBERS"!!! God bless all of you for service.

You earned the name. Embrace it.

As with most things, it's not what ya say but how ya say it.

If you are that sensitive then what the hell are you doing in the Services? Our job is ultimately to wage war. (You know...kill people)
So personally I could give a rat's behind if it hurts your feelings!!!

I agree, if you have never served, you wont undrstand and have no right to use such terms. It also helps to know your audience and also how the terms were used in context. Civilians will tend to use them in a derogatory way because a family member was a member of X branch and they feel loyalty to their family member and to that branch by association. They do not understand the "sibling" rivalry aspect and feel that since they have heard their family member use such terms that it is ok for them as well.

Hey, it's AWESOME, let me repeat, Its AWESOME!!! One of my best friends is a JARHEAD & we go @ it Everyday, The rivalry between branches of service are SPEACIAL & anyone who doesn't understand/get it, JUST DOESN'T GET IT, YOU HAVE HAD TO PUT THAT HAND UP IN THE AIR & SWEAR THAT PATH TO UNDERSTAND!!! WHOOOOAHHHHH!!!!!

I agree that as long as the joker is a current/former service member that we all know it is in good fun. I mean, if we got offended when other branches make fun of us then there wouldn’t even be a Coast Guard.

Jar head, Squid, Zoomie...I got nothing for the Army. It's all fun.
A- ain't
R-ready to be a
M- Marine
Y- yet