2006-10-21 10:13:17 · 4 answers · asked by liseb_98 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
It is a slang term used to refer to a Marine. When the USMC began, the men wore stiff leather bands around their necks. It was either to protect the neck during a sword fight or to keep the Marines ramrod straight (the legends differ). Hence, the term...
2006-10-21 14:56:10 · answer #1 · answered by katheek77 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You do not want to be a Marine - you have already achieved your life's goal to be a Doper. There is no way you could make it as a Marine or in any other branch of the military. Your end is coming as the kid they found after he OD'd on his next drug of choice.
2016-05-22 08:15:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
At one time they had uniforms with a leather collar.
I prefer to call them Jar heads.
2006-10-21 10:22:02 · answer #3 · answered by Roadkill 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
...its slang...A member of the U.S. Marine Corps..
2006-10-21 10:17:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋