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.)
Edited 10 y ago
Posted 10 y ago
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More political correct policy. When I took english in school, I was taught that the male term was dominate "he, she, it" Perhaps our teaching of english should be changed so as to be political correct. Actress for woman is now actor, which is mail dominate. Just leave it the was it was or simply call males "airman" and females "airwoman"
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I don't think any alternative is going to sound quite right. Airmember, Airperson, Airsoldier (sounds cartoonish), Airwarrior. Everything sounds forced or outlandish.
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In my opinion it's already gender neutral because the definition of an Airman is a person who serves in the Air Force. The word is Airman, not Air Man which it was I'd at least they have a point.
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Airtrooper or just keep it as is because you can't be political correct every time some one crys, not to be disrespectful to anyone ranks, we change something every time a person says it not right to be call men or what ever they signed to fight for are nation and to get a education that it not to be a political ion or change wording, so let them fellow order and do there if it out there feelings then there in the wrong business
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Are we getting to stupid with today's "politically correct" terms? Just because a word has the letters m-e-n in it does not mean it is sexist.
Forrest Gump said "stupid is as stupid does". We have gone way beyond that point.
The sole job of the US Military Forces is to "kill people and break things". There is no way to do that in a PC environment. Women in our forces contribute just as much to that sole mission as any man does. Just because they are not PJs, SEALs, or Rangers does not mean anything. Women are gunners, boom operators, load masters, combat infantry, artillery, and many other combat arms. They are even on the crews of some SSBNs and CVNs. Our women Soldiers are already on the front line, along with all of our queers and dykes.
The Marines found out recently that most women are not as physically strong as most men....well DUH... But the SecNavy chose to overrule them because our weak kneed POTUS says this is the way it will be. The SecNavy showed just how much guts he has for Sailors recently when he refused to stand up for them to the SecDef, SecState, and POTUS when Iran hijacked two of our gun patrol boats in international waters while practicing "freedom of navigation". Those gun boats had more firepower to defend themselves than the Iranians did to attack them. But, no, we surrendered, by orders from the very top of our government. What ever happened to that great US Navy traditions first said by Capt. James Lawrence of the USS Chesapeake in a Naval battle outside of Boston with the HMS Shannon in 1812.
Of course our POTUS, SecDef, SecState, or any of the service secretaries don't give a damn about individual Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, or Coasties getting killed. We are there to only fight the wars they get us into.
Forrest Gump said "stupid is as stupid does". We have gone way beyond that point.
The sole job of the US Military Forces is to "kill people and break things". There is no way to do that in a PC environment. Women in our forces contribute just as much to that sole mission as any man does. Just because they are not PJs, SEALs, or Rangers does not mean anything. Women are gunners, boom operators, load masters, combat infantry, artillery, and many other combat arms. They are even on the crews of some SSBNs and CVNs. Our women Soldiers are already on the front line, along with all of our queers and dykes.
The Marines found out recently that most women are not as physically strong as most men....well DUH... But the SecNavy chose to overrule them because our weak kneed POTUS says this is the way it will be. The SecNavy showed just how much guts he has for Sailors recently when he refused to stand up for them to the SecDef, SecState, and POTUS when Iran hijacked two of our gun patrol boats in international waters while practicing "freedom of navigation". Those gun boats had more firepower to defend themselves than the Iranians did to attack them. But, no, we surrendered, by orders from the very top of our government. What ever happened to that great US Navy traditions first said by Capt. James Lawrence of the USS Chesapeake in a Naval battle outside of Boston with the HMS Shannon in 1812.
Of course our POTUS, SecDef, SecState, or any of the service secretaries don't give a damn about individual Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, or Coasties getting killed. We are there to only fight the wars they get us into.
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