What would be your gender-neutral alternative to referring to all Air Force members as "airmen"?

The title should remain airman. There is no room for politcle correctness in the military. It gets good people killed.

I would not change a thing I am so sick of this political correctness crap that now we gave to change the military because of peoples feelings. This is the US military protecting our rights not protecting political correctness. Plus political correctness is a type of censorship and censorship is violating our free speech rights.

Political correctness is destroying our nation piece by piece. Senior leaders should be focused on winning wars and protecting our nation rather than coddling the few thin-skinned individuals that actually care about this nonsense.

As others have pointed out, many are fine with Airman, but if that is not a choice, I think aviator is next best. Yes it has issues since some say aviatrix is the female counterpart and therefore still sex based, but why then is there no sex based counterpart to sailor, we don't call her a sailrix. Aviatrix sounds contorted to me anyway. As is also pointed out, these names assign a description that doesn't really fit everyone in a service, not everyone in the Navy sails, not every in the Air Force flies. Making no differntiation of service, calling them all servicemembers is the easiest thing to do. If they all wore the same combat uniform, something I support, there would be no hurt feelings by calling a soldier a sailor when he or she has his or her back turned to one, instead calling out "Hey, servicemember." A bit long winded, in short there will never be an answer that pleases all. Maybe something more catchy like 'defender' or 'brave' the later coming from our national anthem, not a reference to the Native American term.

We are in a state of over politically correctness. People wasting valuable time and resources.

Should we not ask if this RENAMING nonsense increased the transgender confusion that seems to be increasing? Lord knows, I am confused about others! Is a transgender 'man', a former woman? or a former man? Who knows? Are they, we, it in agreement. Are these fine people [soldiers] handsome or pretty? You are confusing old school here and do you hear? And to WHOM, "does it really matter? I hate being confused, but love starting 'guerilla war's. May the best "woman" win. Pretty Woman with an EIB, it is expanding my mind. RESPECT the PERSON. Jellybellies come in many flavors (my son & granddaughters favorite candy).

The PC people need to butt out, Woman or Man, Airman applies to them all and I've yet to find a female member "Airman" that has a problem with that title. When Men and women work side by side doing the same job don't come from the outside and think You know what they want or whats best for them or what is "Politically Correct" Once again the people that work the jobs, Men and women are the last ones asked. They are all Airmen on the same team, both Men and women, We don't need the divisions being forced on the civilian world by people that just don't know any better. Special treatment and whining about terminology that people Who are already there and have no problem with it is getting pretty sickening !

I do not think that it is possible to change some descriptions into a neutral, but as we have been been taught some words are used in a masculine form when no feminine or neutral word, you use the masculine form,I feel that some jobs descriptions will no be able to change,the military has gotten way to PC,if you feel you can not do your job based a name, it may be time to leave the military,I thought the military mission was accomplish the mission.What a waste of money for something so petty.

Airhead would be more gender neutral

It has been acceptable so why change. The last 3 letters in Woman are Man so what'ts the issue?