Posted on Mar 31, 2016
Lt Col Jim Coe
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Navy's top enlisted leader is wrapping up job title review. Intent is to remove "man" from job titles, such as corpsman, to make them gender neutral. All Air Force members are referred to as "airmen" and three enlisted ranks include "man" in their title. What would you suggest as an alternative to "airman"? (You can have fun with this, but serious alternatives also are appreciated.)
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Man in these titles can be seen to referring to mankind. As far as my opinion goes this is the military and we shouldn't be bowing down to society. We are all trained to kill and to do it efficiently regardless of how people feel on this this matter. It shouldn't change it refers to both genders. Like she said before this comment woman has man in it to. Big military should stop bending their knee to politics. This isn't a buisness.
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TSgt Eric Lewis
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I know many female airmen that would be upset if they changed it. Why don't they change the term woman since it had man in it?
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CDR John Tate
CDR John Tate
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"Woperson"?
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PO2 Hospital Corpsman
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This is ridiculous someone really wants a com or something stupid. Whats that medal for. Oh i Changed every rating to "Special NEC" cause everyone is a winner and no child is left behind.
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CPL Robert Fischer
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Airbuds
Airheads
Airdudes
Airkids
Airbitches in the derogatory way... Not sexist way
Airbears
Airtroops bwuahhahahaha just kidding
Airlames

One of those should work...

Go army hooah
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CDR John Tate
CDR John Tate
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It appears we must reserve "airheads" for the upper echelons.
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SrA Daniel Nield
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Jordans. They should all be "Airjordans".
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MAJ Patient Movement Operations Officer
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Honestly I would reabsorb the Air force back into the Army and make it part of aviation branch and call everyone Soldiers again. Too much redundancy and poor stewardship of taxpayer money demands reconsolidation and overhaul of acquisition process and all did contracting. How about that? No more "air persons".
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MAJ G Patrick M.
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Civilian
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Sgt Christopher Harrison
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Well, "zoomie" is pretty neutral. But then again, "gender neutral" is PC, which is BS, or as a female tech sergeant once put it, tango uniform.
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SSG(P) Kennel Manager
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I would just keep it the same since it's been like this forever.
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COL Charles Williams
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Airman is the answer...
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