I need a nickname that will royally piss off any Marine. Jarhead an Leatherneck are not enough. Im in the Navy so I need a real nasty nickname to get back. I got my English teacher callin me Squid so I need a real doozy.
2007-12-20 06:34:27 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
i agree with Special K, just keep referring to him in Army terms and he will get mad. ask him about "latrines" and "mess halls" and "soldiering" and "G.I. lifestyle" and whats it like on "post", and just keep saying its the same thing when he corrects you.
2007-12-20 07:42:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Marine Nicknames
2016-10-05 00:30:40 · answer #2 · answered by fatheree 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Royal Navy Nicknames
2016-12-10 13:40:28 · answer #3 · answered by finnen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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I need a nickname that will royally piss off any Marine. Jarhead an Leatherneck are not enough. Im in the Navy so I need a real nasty nickname to get back. I got my English teacher callin me Squid so I need a real doozy.
2015-08-14 12:27:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
its just banter and meant with respect, of course.
Royal Marines were also called Bootnecks, but I'm not sure of the source.
However, I do recall a story from WW2 when some US Marines asked some British Royal Marine Commandoes what the RM flash on their shoulders stood for. They were told "Real Marines"
2007-12-20 08:05:22 · answer #5 · answered by The Landlord 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Leatherneck - This name originates from the stiff leather stock that early Marines wore around their necks, probably to protect their jugular vein against saber blows.
Devil Dog - The Germans after the battle at Belleau Wood in World War I called the Marines "Teufelhunden", which translates as Devil Dog, because of the fierce fighting that the Marines demonstrated.
Jarhead - This was a slang term used by sailors in World War II because Marines in their Dress Blues with the stiff collar resembled Mason Jars.
The President's Own - Used in reference to the Marine Band located in Washington, D.C., because they play at all the official White House ceremonies; it could easily refer to all Marines because the U.S. Marine Corps Mission states in part that the Marines "shall perform such other duties as the President may direct."
Gyrene - formed from the combination of G.I. and Marine
America's 911 Force - The Marine Corps has earned this nickname by being the first forces called in a crisis - like one of our mottos we are "First to Fight." [Link 1]
2007-12-20 06:37:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
You think name calling will upset a Marine? My husband and younger brother are both Marines, while my older brother is in the Navy and my dad retired from the Navy. I've heard them call each other everything, but it's all in jest.
2007-12-20 06:50:58 · answer #7 · answered by .. 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Q: Why is there always a Marine Detachment on Navy Ships?
A: Because sheep would be too obvious.
2016-02-17 10:22:56 · answer #8 · answered by birdnpattie 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just ask him if he knows why there is a flap on Navy Dress Blues? The answer is "Marines like to eat their lunch on a tray". That might do the trick ...
2015-07-16 09:10:43 · answer #9 · answered by Gene 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL. Star! I agree with the Army terms ideas. Use army jargon. Call him army dog, tell him Chesty Puller was a bag of a$$, call his uniform an "outfit". What always pissed me off the most was being referred to as soldier.
2007-12-20 10:28:50 · answer #10 · answered by Jubal S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know why we Marines refer to Sailors as Squids don't you!!!!!!
Cuz they are a lower form of Marine life....LOL!
Oh, and you get a star my friend.
2007-12-20 06:42:59 · answer #11 · answered by Truce 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋