2006-10-23 14:11:50 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
A U.S. Marine.
Military slang for a member of the United States Marine Corps, i.e., a Marine. The slang originated during WWII when the Mason Jar Company started making their helmets, and refers to the similarity that the shape of the helmet shares with a jar as well as the typical haircut new recruits are given
2006-10-23 14:13:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
A jarhead is a Marine. They are called that because of their haircuts. The have a little hair on the top and none on the sides--thus looking like a jarhead. Be careful who you call a jarhead they don't all think it's funny.
2006-10-23 21:15:16 · answer #2 · answered by damdawg 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just saw the film "Jarhead" on DVD yesterday. A jar is a strong empty container. A marine is the military equivalent of a grunt, strong yet unintelligent. Therefore by implication the head of a marine is an empty vessel similar to a jar. Hence the term Jarhead, a derogatory term to demoralise soldiers.
2006-10-23 21:17:31 · answer #3 · answered by Bawn Nyntyn Aytetu 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jarhead is slang that military personnel (Men in particular) use for the regulation "High and Tight" haircut worn by male soldiers. It got it's name because the hair on their heads do not grow larger than the bottom of a jar.
Anybody who wears a Hight and Tight in the military is a Jarhead.
2006-10-23 21:20:11 · answer #4 · answered by `STaTiC- 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A member of the United States Marines.
2006-10-23 21:14:10 · answer #5 · answered by jipsi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Marine
2006-10-23 21:43:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Marine.
2006-10-23 21:14:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Marine.
2006-10-23 21:13:43 · answer #8 · answered by Darby 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Marine. Also affectionately referred-to as a gyrene.
2006-10-23 21:14:19 · answer #9 · answered by Beejee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
MARINES
2006-10-23 21:19:52 · answer #10 · answered by Missledtngirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋