Posted on Mar 31, 2016
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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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Edited 10 y ago
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How about airheads! I used to be in the Illinois Air National Guard when our unit was part of the old TAC and they flew F-4 Phantoms one of which had two Mig kill markings from Vietnam.
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CPT Quentin von Éfáns-Taráfdar
Why not call all Air Force personnel "Angels" . Angels are gender neutral and they have wings!
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This is an effort in Political Correctness; a touchy-feely concept to not ruffle any feathers, a feel good operation and a waste of time and resources.
Leadership would require that this question be put to buried and leave the current term as they are. Come out to all that all terms are gender neutral. Period.
Leadership would require that this question be put to buried and leave the current term as they are. Come out to all that all terms are gender neutral. Period.
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I would respectfully abide by the decisions of our leaders (military and civilian) but I would hold fast to the understanding that these terms are titles earned. ( like Ssgt, or commander, or 1sgt) irrespective of gender. We (collectively) choose to shed our civilian attire to earn the rank of Airman, and as such abide to internalize the Air Forces culture and values.
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This is another of those issues that the military see's fit to expend money and resources on with no reasonable solution. Do any of you remember how much time, money and hours went into deciding rather the white or black socks would be worn with the Army PT uniform?
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Keep as is. This gender stuff is going too far. What is next, taking "man" out of Woman? Can you really see people say "airperson"?
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I wouldn't suggest an alternative because I don't subscribe to the BS politically correct brainwashing. Marines are big on tradition and they have always been called "Airman" in the Air Force and that's good enough for me. If the Air Force wants to change it then that's on them.
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If women are so offended by the term man or men in identifying with a group then why doesn't any females complain about being called a woMAN or woMEN? What about MANkind? Really? When is this going to stop?
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Might as well call them "Air Person", the Air Force has always been ridiculous with some of their decisions anyway, one more God Awful one won't matter. I think it's because people making these decisions . policies and regulations spent too much time in low oxygen environments or maybe too much air between the synapse when the neurons fire they miss.
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