Should you’re a civilian, the phrase “jarhead” might conjure up the gory picture of an individual’s noggin encapsulated in a cylindrical glass container.
However should you’re a U.S. Marine, you realize the time period as a loving moniker. What you won’t notice, nonetheless, is the place that nickname originated.
“The time period first appeared as early as World Struggle II and referred to Marines’ look carrying their costume blue uniforms,” in response to the Nationwide Museum of the Marine Corps. “The excessive collar on the uniform and the Marines’ head coming out of the highest resembled a Mason Jar.”
On the time, it was meant to be an insult, however very like right now’s stereotype of crayon consuming, the Marines selected to personal it as their very own.
“Since World Struggle II, the time period has been utilized extra extensively to Marine Corps recruits with their ‘squared head’ look due to the close-cropped haircuts,” the museum archive added. “Some Marines consult with the ‘excessive and tight’ haircut as a ‘Jarhead reduce.’”
So synonymous has the time period grow to be with Marine Corps service that writer Anthony Swofford, who served through the Gulf Struggle, gave the title to his 2003 memoir. That e book then served as the idea for the 2005 film “Jarhead,” starring Jake Gyllenhaal.
In accordance with the Nationwide Museum of the Marine Corps, the jarhead moniker has “grow to be a supply of pleasure for all Marines.”
