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What are the nicknames for all the branches of the military? (i.e. the navy seals, the army rangers...).

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What are the nicknames for all the branches of the military? (i.e. the navy seals, the army rangers...).

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  1. Just to add a few.

    Army Special Forces (Green Berets)

    Navy Seals (Frogman)

    someone who has been through airborne school but never jumped again (5 jump chump)

    someone that has an office job / non combat role (chairborne ranger)

    WWI Soldiers (Doe Boy)

    WWII Soldiers (GI)

    Army National Guard (Weekend Warrior)


  2. I dont know about all of them but,

    Marines- Jarheads, Leather necks and bulldogs.

    Also ive heard the term "air heads" thrown around for people in the airforce

  3. Grunt, dogface, flyboy, squid, jarhead, leatherneck, groundpunder, crunchie, dope on a rope....

  4. Jarhead (Marines)

    Deck Apes (Navy)

    Devil Dog (Marines)

    Grunt (infantry)

    Leatherneck (Marines)

    Leg (non-airborne infantryman)

    Airheads/Vapor Heads (Air Force)

    Salt (older Navy guys)

    Squid (Navy)

    Anchor Cranker or Crank (Navy)

    Doggies or Dog Faces (Army)

    Fly Boys (Pilots and Air Force)

    Puddle Pirates (Navy)

    Shallow Water Boys (Coast Guard)

    Wingnut or Winger (Air Force)

    REMF (Rear Echelon Mother F*****)

    Twidget (Navy techs)

    Ground Pounder (infantry)

    Bubblehead (submariner)

    Zoomie or Zoomer (Air Force)

    That was fun!

  5. I only know two

    Jarhead- marines

    Coastie - Coast guard

  6. Army Pukes love Squids, Jarheads, Zoomies and Coasties. They are our Brothers , as such WE have the right to insult each other, that is what Brothers do.

    SSG US Army 73-82

  7. snake eaters, devil dogs, leather necks, jarheads...all for Marines

  8. Army= Grunts, Doggies, Dogfaces

    Airforce= Zoomies, Fly Fly Boys, Air f**t

    Navy= Squids, Butt Pirates

    Marines= Jarhead, Leathernecks, Devil Dogs

  9. they dont really have nicknames  - rangers and seals are people in the branches thats not a nickname for the branch itself...  

  10. those rnt nicknames, theyre sub divisions of the army and navy. jarheads-marines

    grunts- army

    thats all i kno

  11. Marines- jarhead, devil dog, leathernecks

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