why are us marines called jarheads?
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So, during World War II sailors began referring to Marines as Jarheads. Presumably the high collar on the Marine Dress Blues uniform made a Marine's head look like it was sticking out of the top of a Mason jar. Marines were not insulted. Instead, they embraced the new moniker as a term of utmost respect.
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The original cooties were very real and extremely nasty, since the word was first applied to body lice. It's a slang term intimately (and I mean that sincerely) associated with the military in World War One. It's first recorded in print in 1917, but is presumably older.
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It is "oorah", as long as it's Marine Corps related. Just say it correctly, and if you need an example watch Jamie Foxx say it in the movie Jarhead.
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New uniform rules will allow women to wear ponytails and larger hair buns on the back of their heads. Also authorized were lock hairstyles. Gone are the days when male corpsmen attached to Marine units could maintain perfectly coiffed flowing locks.
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Originally Answered: Why are Campaign Hats worn with a forward tilt (troopers, drill sergeants, etc)? Different branches handle this aspect of military bearing differently. When the brim is tilted down, it is at once a sign of humility (reminds you that you're in service to a higher purpose than self-aggrandizement).
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In the Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, all ranks of sergeant are termed NCOs, as are corporals in the Army and Marine Corps. ... NCOs serving in the top three enlisted grades (E-7, E-8, and E-9) are termed senior non-commissioned officers (chief petty officers in the Navy and Coast Guard).
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In the U.S. Air Force it is called Basic Military Training (BMT). In the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Coast Guard it is called "Recruit Training" (commonly known as Boot Camp). Some services present a badge or other award to denote completion of recruit training.
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It is not a compliment. The usual police equivalent is “rookie” with a very similar meaning. The term is believed to have started when a United States Marine finished “boot camp" and was assigned to his first unit. With no experience his first year/ tour he was known as the “boot".
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Why did American Army bases become known as Forts, while Marine Corps bases became Camps? The earliest official policy on the naming of posts and forts is found in War Department General Order Number 11, dated 8 February 1832. ... The Army uses both names.
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At Ole Miss, Landshark is a term that was first adopted by the Rebel football team's defensive unit. As part of that identity, defensive players celebrate big plays by putting a hand to their forehead in the shape of a shark fin. A battle cry of “Fins Up” also contributes to the players' persona.
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the hat is part of the uniform and not to be removed, so a salute is used). I take my hat off for the Star Spangled Banner out of respect for my country. Honestly, I have never been asked to remove a had during God Bless America.
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Devil Dog is a nickname for a U.S. Marine. It is said by US Marines to be based on the use of "Teufelshunde" by German soldiers to describe Marines fighting in World War I.
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Jeep etymology The most widely held theory is that the military designation GP (for Government Purposes or General Purpose) was slurred into the word Jeep in the same way that the contemporary HMMWV (for High-Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle) has become known as the Humvee.
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Why the NAVY term used for Engineers is "SNIPES" In Medieval days up till the early 1800's there were no engines and no Snipes. ... They were not sailors but engineers from early land based steam engines. From the beginning the sailors did not like or appreciate these landsmen and their foul smoky plants.
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When his father was in the army, the non-commissioned officers went nuts over him. By regulation they were supposed to call soldiers by their last names. They had to address him as “sir”. It was particularly odd because it was the Hungarian People's Army during the Cold War, where soldiers were addressed as “comrade”.
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Marines do not wear berets. Marines wear boots only with the utility uniform, not other uniforms. Marines do not salute unless they are wearing a hat (known as a "cover"). ... Army soldiers wear their rank insignia on epaulets over the shoulder.
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Falls created a recruiting poster that was emblazoned with the words "Teufel Hunden, German Nickname for U.S. Marines - Devil Dog Recruiting Station." The poster is one of the earliest known references to this phrase in relation to the U.S. Marines.